...thrice servants: servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business. So as they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor...power over others and to lose power over a man's self. (1625/1965,70) Bacon did not distinguish between the two kinds of power. Like most people, he probably...

...lose liberty; or to seek power over others,and to lose power over a man's self. The rising untoplace is laborious, and by pains men come to greater pains;...is sometimes base, and by indignities men come to dignities. The standing is slippery; and the regress as either a downfall, or at least an eclipse,...

...personal rivalry or passion and desire for influence before one can become enlightened. F. Bacon said "It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty or to seek power over others and to loose power over a mans self" F. Bacon was convicted of taking bribes in 1621 AD and banished form...

...at the thought of Alexander the Great having conquered the world at an age when he had done nothing. It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty;...is sometimes base, and by indignities men come to dignities. Francis Bacon, Essays, 1625 Begin each day by telling yourself: Today I shall be meeting...

...thrice servants,—servants of the sovereign or State, servants of fame, and servants of business; so as they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor...strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty." We do not think that Mr. Thatcher practiced any of the arts of a demagogue, which at that day had not...

...HAN SWIFT Power gradually extirpates from the mind every humane and gentle virtue. — EDMUND BURKE It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty. — FRANCIS BACON You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both. —...

...Appeal. All right?" As Albinoni opens the door to leave, Justice Mariner adds, "And Tony." "A 7 ' V It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty. Francis Bacon, "Of Great Place" Well, in my experience you can make your bona fides as plain and obvious...

...vitamin for friendship is Bl (Be one). Francis Bacon, the sixteenth century English philosopher said: "The rising unto place is laborious, and by pains men come to greater pains and by indignities men come to dignities." While I cannot lay claims to any great achievements, it would...

...the Soveraigne or State; Servants of Fame; and Servants of Businesse. So as they have no Freedome; neither in their Persons; nor in their Actions; nor in their Times" (Bacon 1985 [1625]:33). In answering his question, he gives some notion of how he and his contemporaries...