...quotations is one that many other sources have taken from Carr-Saunders and Wilson: "I hold every man a debtor to his profession, from the which as men...endeavour themselves, by way of amends, to be a help and an ornament thereunto." Francis Bacon, "Maxims of the Law," in The Works, ed. James Spedding et...

...the responsibilities these men felt that they, as professionals, owed to their craft: Believing that "every man is a debtor to his profession, from the...endeavour themselves, by way of amends, to be a help thereto"; and wishing to fulfil this obligation to our craft; for the cultivation of personal intercourse...

...took his lead from the Preface to Bacon's Elements of the Common Laws of England, according to which every man is: a debtor to his profession; from the which as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavour themselves,...

...professional businessmen: "I hold every man a debtor to his profession. from the which as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit. so ought they of duty to endeavor themselves by way of amends to be a help and an ornament thereunte." Financial lournalists....

...Bacon; [1561-1626] 1816 1 hold every man a debtor to his profession; from which as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they...endeavour themselves, by way of amends, to be a help and omament thereunto. This is performed, in some degree, by the honest and liberal practice of a profession;...

...of YP PREFACE / hold every man a debtor to his profession, from the which as men of course doe seeke to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of...endeavour themselves by way of amends, to be a help and ornament therunto. FRANCIS BACON PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION Every aspect of this book was influenced...