 ... the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making or wooing of it, the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature.  Works - Pagina 261door Francis Bacon - 1850Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 226 pagina’s
...these things are thus in men's depraved judgments "and affections, yet truth, which only doth jtrage itself, teacheth that the inquiry of truth, which...truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign * The wine of devils. (The translations throughout ourt extracts from the Essays are the same as in... | |
 | 1846 - 70 pagina’s
...FOR EMBRACING THE DOCTRINES AND DISCLOSURES or EMANUEL SWEDENBORG. " The inquiry of Truth, which it the love-making or wooing of it ; the knowledge of...enjoying of it ; is the Sovereign Good of human nature." " Bacon. BY GEORGE BUSH. NEW-YORK: JOHN ALLEN, 139 NASSAU STREET. BOSTON: OTIS CLAPP. IS SCHOOL STREET.... | |
 | James Esdaile - 1846 - 362 pagina’s
...that they will be richly rewarded. To encourage them, I would remind them in the words of Bacon, " that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making...presence of it; and the belief of truth, which is the enu 4 joying of it; is the sovereign good of human nature;" and that this highest gratification of... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 732 pagina’s
...thus in men's depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheti that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making...knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it; and the helief of truth, which is the enjoying Tlf it, is the sovereign * The wine of devils. (The'translations... | |
 | James Esdaile - 1847 - 290 pagina’s
...that they will be richly rewarded. To encourage them, I would remind them in the words of Bacon, " that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making...enjoying of it ; is the sovereign good of human nature ;" and that this highest gratification of humanity can only be attained by carefully training and exercising... | |
 | 1880 - 492 pagina’s
...faithfulness" — the word is truth in the Septuagint — " the girdle of His reins." Lord Bacon says that " the inquiry of Truth, which is the love-making...enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature." How few of us even when we do not speak lies are true in act and to ourselves ! Is not this the case... | |
 | 1847 - 624 pagina’s
...him in his new occupation.* He should remember the words of Bacon, whose life he has written,— " That the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making,...enjoying of it; is the sovereign good of human nature." To which I will add, in the words of Dr. Esdaile,— " That this highest gratification of humanity... | |
 | Emma Newton - 1847 - 230 pagina’s
...itself is its own witness ;' and ' The enquiry of truth which is the love-making or wooing of it, and the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it,...enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature.' For myself, I see so much of holiness and beauty, in the religion of the New Testament, that did I... | |
 | George Jabet - 1848 - 284 pagina’s
...Neither does he differ at all from the philosopher of the Academy in his appreciation of pure truth. " Truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that...of it ; is the sovereign good of human nature. The poet saith excellently well : ' It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tossed upon... | |
 | John Locke - 1849 - 372 pagina’s
...we spake of before. But howsoever these things are thus in men's depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth...the enjoying of it ; is the sovereign good of human uature. The first creature of God, in the works of the days, was the light of the sense ; the last... | |
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