 ... 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.  The British Prose Writers - Pagina 81821Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1850 - 656 pagina’s
...promise 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... | |
 | 1849 - 736 pagina’s
...knowledge of truth, which is the presence <. î it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoyment of it, is the sovereign good of human nature. The...of God, in the works of the days, was the light of sense ; the last was the light of reason ; and his Sabbath work ever since, is the illumination of... | |
 | 1849 - 1428 pagina’s
...the Essay " Of Truth," he says : " Yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the enquiry of truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it, the knowledge of truth, which is the presence < f it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoyment of it, is the sovereign good of human nature.... | |
 | George Harris - 1849 - 540 pagina’s
...matured inclinations. ON TRUTH. THE inquiry of truth, which is the wooing of it ; the knowledge °f truth, which is the presence of it ; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoyment; is the sovereign good of human nature. — Lord Bacon. READINGS WITH THE EARLY METHODISTS.... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1849 - 284 pagina’s
...occupation and pleasure of Adam in Paradise. The inquiry of truth, which is the love-making or wooing it ; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it ; and the helief of truth, which is the enjoying it, is the sovereign good of our nature. " The pleasure and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 pagina’s
...these things are thus in men's depraved judgments anil a/TrclioiM, yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth, that the inquiry of truth, which...light of the sense; the last was the light of reason; nnd his sabbath work ever since is the illumination of his Spirit. First he breathed light upon the... | |
 | 1850 - 544 pagina’s
...NOTES AND QUERIES" with their correspondence, hold with Bacon, that " Truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the inquiry of Truth, which...of it — is the sovereign good of human nature." We believe that it is under the impulse of such feelings that they have flocked to our columns —... | |
 | 1850 - 1042 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... | |
 | 1850 - 524 pagina’s
...Truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the inquiry of Truth, which is the love-c.aking or wooing of it — the knowledge of Truth, which...of it — is the sovereign good of human nature." We believe that it is under the impulse of such feelings that they have flocked to our columns —... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 590 pagina’s
...affections/yet truth, which only dqlhjjudge itself, teacheth, thai the inquiry ' of trulnTwhTcTTis of our reason, and dpplieth his inspirations to open...our understanding, as the form 炂 S W trulh, which is ihe enjoying of il, isjhe sovereign good of human nature?) The firsl creature^ of GooV... | |
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