B. VI. Of the Advancement of Learning, 200 



There is no better government of 

 the mind^ than fro f!2 the command 

 offome powerful a^e&ion. » 

 He that is rrrje, let him purfue 



fome dejire or other', for he that 

 doth not affed fome one thing in 

 chief ^ unto him all things are di- 



jiajiful and tedious. 

 ' U'hyjhould not that rvhich is one^ 

 refl in unity .<? 



There is nothing hath fo many 

 names as Love 3 for it is a thing ei» 

 ther fo foolij})^ that it l^novpsnoiit 

 felf or fo bafe that it tnuji needs 

 difguife it felf under a counterfeit 

 habit. 



I like not fuch ndlures as are only 

 intent upon one thing. 



Love is a poor narrotv coniem-' 

 plation. 



FRIEND SHIP. XXXVII. 



Pro. 



FricndJJjip accomplifieth ihefttne 

 things that Fortitude doth , but 

 more fire etly. 



Friendfyip is a pleafant fauce to 

 'tiny temporal kappinef. 



The TPorU folitude is to be dejii- 

 tute ofjincerefriendfiip. 



It is a Juji punif) meat for falfe- 

 hearted dijpofitions^ to be deprived 

 offriendJf)ip. 



Contra. 



Who contra&s jiriB leagues of 

 Amity ^ draves upon himfelfnew en- 

 gagements. 



It is a note of a veeak^fpirit i& 

 divide fortunci 



rLATTERy. xxxvn^. 



Pro. 



Flattery proceeds more out of CH- 

 Jiom than out of Malice. 



It was ever a form of civility 

 due to Great Perfons , hy praifing 

 them to inUru^ them. 



Contra; 



Flattery is the (iile of ServantSm 



Flattery is the cement of vice. 



flattery is that ki«d of fovoling, 

 vphich deceives Birdsfy refemblance 

 of voice. 



The deformity of flattery is Co" 

 mical^ but the dammage Tragical. 



To give vi>holefof*ie counfel^ is*^ 

 taskmoj}, dijicult. 



REVENGE. XXXIX. 



Pro. 



Private Revenge is a l^iad of 

 vpild Jujiice. 



He that returns vorongfor wrong, 

 "Violates thcLaWj not the Perfon. 



Contra. 



He that does a wrong if the be" 

 ginner of a quarref but he that re- 

 taliates, takes away all means of 

 ending it. 



Revenge by how much the more: 

 natural, byfo much the more to be- 

 reprcjfedi 

 Dd ^hg 



