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A brave captain, is as a root, out of which (as branches) the courage of his soldiers doth spring. - [Commanders] A churlish courtesy rarely comes but either for gain or falsehood. - [Courtesy] A dull head thinks of no better way to show himself wise, than by suspecting everything in his way. - [Suspicion] A fair woman shall not only command without authority, but persuade without speaking. - [Power] A just cause and a zealous defender make an imperious resolution cut off the tediousness of cautious discussions. - [Zeal] A noble cause doth ease much a grievous case. - [Cause] A noble heart, like the sun, showeth its greatest countenance in its lowest estate. - [Adversity : Confidence : Countenance] A popular license is indeed the many-headed tyrant. - [License] A tale which holdeth children from play and old men from the chimney-corner. - [Tales] A true knight is fuller of gay bravery in the midst than in the beginning of danger. - [Bravery] Alexander received more bravery of mind by the pattern of Achilles than by hearing the definition of fortitude. - [Example] All is but lip wisdom which wants experience. - [Experience] Ambition thinks no face so beautiful as that which looks from under a crown. - [Ambition] Ambition, like love, can abide no lingering; and ever urgeth on his own successes, hating nothing but what may stop them. - [Ambition] Approved valor is made precious by natural courtesy. - [Courtesy] As in labor, the more one doth exercise, the more one is enabled to do, strength growing upon work; so, with the use of suffering, men's minds get the habit of suffering, and all fears and terrors are to them but as a summons to battle, whereof they know beforehand they shall come off victorious. - [Endurance] As the fertilest ground, must be manured, so must the highest flying wit have a Daedalus to guide him. - [Education] As the love of the heavens makes us heavenly, the love of virtue virtuous, so doth the love of the world make one become worldly. - [Worldliness] As well the soldier dieth who standeth still as he that gives the bravest onset. - [Battle] Beauty can give an edge to the bluntest sword. - [Beauty] Blasphemous words betray the vain foolishness of the speaker. - [Profanity] But if We have such another victory, we are undone.[Pyrrhus--[attributed to him by Bacon]} Victory, with advantage, is rather robbed than purchased. - [Victory] Commonly they use their feet for defence, whose tongue is their weapon. - [Boasting : Cowards] Confidence in one's self is the chief nurse of magnanimity, which confidence, notwithstanding, doth not leave the care of necessary furniture for it; and therefore, of all the Grecians, Homer doth ever make Achilles the best armed. - [Self-reliance] Contentions for trifles can get but a trifling victory. - [Trifles] Displaying page 1 of 8 for this author: Next >> [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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