 Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes ; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. We see in needleworks and embroideries it is more pleasing to have a lively work upon a sad and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melancholy work...  The British Prose Writers - Pàgina 201821Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Francis Bacon - 2002 - 868 pàgines
...a sad0 and solemn ground,0 than to have a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome0 ground: judge therefore of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure...Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed0 or crushed:0 for Prosperity doth best discover0 vice, but Adversity doth best... | |
 | Charles Haddon Spurgeon - 716 pàgines
...by the pleasures of the eye. Certainly virtue is like precious odors — most fragrant when they are crushed; for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue. FRANCIS BACON Verses 6-7. The prayer of a single saint is sometimes followed with wonderful effects;... | |
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