“The rising unto place is laborious, and by pains men come to greater pains; and it is sometimes base, and by indignities men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least an eclipse.” MenSometimesPainGreaterStandingDignityRisingEclipseDownfallSlipperyIndignity Author:Francis Bacon
“The rising unto place is laborious, and by pains men come to greater pains; and it is sometimes base, and by indignities men come to dignities.” MenSometimesPainGreaterDignityRisingIndignity Book:The Conduct of the Understanding. By J. Locke ... Essays ... By Lord Bacon. With Sketches of the Lives of Locke and Bacon Source: The Conduct of the Understanding. By J. Locke ... Essays ... By Lord Bacon. With Sketches of the Lives of Locke and Bacon