The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England, Bind 2W. Pickering, 1825 |
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... Epictetus , which placed felicity in things within our power . Gonsalvo said to his soldiers , shewing them Naples , and protesting , " He had rather die one foot forwards , than to have his life secured for long by one foot of retreat ...
... Epictetus , which placed felicity in things within our power . Gonsalvo said to his soldiers , shewing them Naples , and protesting , " He had rather die one foot forwards , than to have his life secured for long by one foot of retreat ...
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... Epictetus , who went forth one day and saw a woman weeping for her pitcher of earth that was broken ; and went forth the next day , and saw a woman weeping for her son that was dead : and thereupon said , " Heri " vidi fragilem frangi ...
... Epictetus , who went forth one day and saw a woman weeping for her pitcher of earth that was broken ; and went forth the next day , and saw a woman weeping for her son that was dead : and thereupon said , " Heri " vidi fragilem frangi ...
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... Epictetus , which presupposeth that felicity must be placed in those things which are in our power , lest we be liable to fortune and disturbance : as if it were not a thing much more happy to fail in good and virtuous ends for the ...
... Epictetus , which presupposeth that felicity must be placed in those things which are in our power , lest we be liable to fortune and disturbance : as if it were not a thing much more happy to fail in good and virtuous ends for the ...
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... Epictetus , in converting it into an occupation or profession ; as if the purpose had been , not to resist and extinguish perturbations , but to fly and avoid the causes of them , and to shape a particular kind and course of life to ...
... Epictetus , in converting it into an occupation or profession ; as if the purpose had been , not to resist and extinguish perturbations , but to fly and avoid the causes of them , and to shape a particular kind and course of life to ...
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... Epictetus would have a philosopher in every parti- cular action to say to himself , " Et hoc volo , et " etiam institutum servare ; " so a politic man in every thing should say to himself , " Et hoc volo , ac etiam aliquid addiscere ...
... Epictetus would have a philosopher in every parti- cular action to say to himself , " Et hoc volo , et " etiam institutum servare ; " so a politic man in every thing should say to himself , " Et hoc volo , ac etiam aliquid addiscere ...
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