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" Certainly great persons had need to borrow other men's opinions to think themselves happy; for if they judge by their own feeling, they cannot find it, but if they think with themselves what other men think of them, and that other men would fain be as... "
The English Theophrastus: Or, The Manners of the Age: Being the Modern ... - Page 172
by Abel Boyer - 1702 - 367 pages
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The Philosophical Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St ...

Francis Bacon, Peter Shaw - 1733 - 658 pages
...to Scorn. Men in high 2. Men in great Place had need borrow other Mens Opinions to think Peftsonly themfelves happy ; for if they judge by their own feeling, they cannot by «-fjn(} Jc : but if they revolve with themfelves, what other Men think of them ; and how willingly...
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Essays, Moral, Economical, and Political

Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...offer age to scorn. Certainly great persons had need to borrow other men's opinions to think themselves happy; for if they judge by their own feeling, they cannot find it: but if they think with themselves what other men think of them, and that other men would fain be as...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...offer age to scorn. Certainly great persons had need to borrow other men's opinions to think themselves happy; for, if they judge by their own feeling, they cannot find it ; but if they think with themselves what other men think of them, and that other men would fain be...
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The Essays Or Counsels, Moral, Economical and Political: With Elegant ...

Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...age to scorn. Certainly great persons had need to borrow other men's opinions, to think themselves happy ; for if they judge by their own feeling, they cannot find it : but if they think with themselves what other men think of them, and that other men would fain be...
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The essays; or, Counsels moral, economical, and political, by sir F. Bacon

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...age to scorn. Certainly great persons had need to borrow other men's opinions, to think themselves happy; for if they judge by their own feeling, they cannot find it : but if they think with themselves what other men think of them, and that other men would fain be...
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The works of Francis Bacon, Volume 2

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...offer age to scorn. Certainly great persons had need to borrow other mens opinions to think themselves happy; for if they judge by their own feeling, they cannot find it ; but if they think with themselves what other men think of them, and that other men would fain be...
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Essays by Lords Bacon and Clarendon: Two Volumes in One, Volumes 1-2

Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...offer age to scorn. Certainly great person* had need to borrow other men's opinions to think themselves happy; for if they judge by their own feeling, they cannot find it: but if they think with themselves what other men think of them, and that other men would fain be as...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England..: Essays ...

Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...age to scorn. Certainly great persons had need to borrow ot her men's opinions to think themselves happy ; for if they judge by their own feeling, they cannot find it: but if they think with themselves what other men think of them, and that other men would fain be as...
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The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art ..., Volume 9

Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 792 pages
...what metal it a made. Baron. Great persons had need to borrow other men's opinions to think themselves happy : for if they judge by their own feeling, they cannot find it. Id. But why should those be thought to escape, who feel Those rods of scorpions and those whips of...
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Moral, Economical, and Political Essays

Francis Bacon - 1833 - 228 pages
...offer age to scorn. Certainly great persons had need to borrow other men's opinions to think themselves happy ; for if they judge by their own feeling, they cannot find it : but if they think with themselves what other men think of them, and that other men would fain be...
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