 All this is true, if time stood still, which contrariwise moveth so round that a froward retention of custom is as turbulent a thing as an innovation; and they that reverence too much old times are but a scorn to the new.  The Quarterly Journal of Education - Strana 231835Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - Počet stránok 730
...things piece not so well; but though they help by their utility, yet they trouble by their inconformity. Besides, they are like strangers, more admired and...froward retention of custom is as turbulent a thing as an innovation, and they thai reverence too much old times are but a scorn to the new. It were good,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - Počet stránok 226
...piece not so well ; but though they help by their utility, yet they trouble by their inconformity. Besides, they are like strangers, more admired and...froward retention of custom is as turbulent a thing aa an innovation, and they that reverence too much old times are but a scorn to the new. It were goodi... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - Počet stránok 732
...trouhle .hy their inconformity. Besides, they are like strangers, more lilmired and less favoured. AH this is true, if time stood still; which contrariwise moveth so round that a froward retention of cortain is as turhulent a thing as an innovation, and they that reverence too much old times are hut... | |
 | John Noake - 1848 - Počet stránok 396
...on him to interpose his veto in cases of uncalled-for revivals, on the principle of my Lord Bacon, that "a froward retention of custom is as turbulent a thing as an innovation, and they that reverence too much of old times are but a scorn to the new;" still I have... | |
 | John Locke - 1849 - Počet stránok 372
...piece not so well ; but, though they help by their utility, yet they trouble by their inconformity : besides, they are like strangers, more admired, and...contrariwise moveth so round, that a froward retention ol custom is as turbulent a thing as an innovation ; and they that reverence too nyich old times are... | |
 | Samuel Dunn - 1849 - Počet stránok 1194
...her put to the worse, in a free and open encounter? A froward retention of custom, observes Bacon, is as turbulent a thing as innovation and they that reverence too much old timest are but a scorn to the new. He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils, for time... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - Počet stránok 590
...piece not so well ; but, though they help by their utility, yet they trouble by their inconformity : besides, they are like strangers, more admired, and...froward retention of custom is as turbulent a thing as an innovation ; and theji that reverence too much old times, are but a scorn to the new. It were good,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - Počet stránok 892
...piece not so well ; but though they help by their utility, yet they trouble by their inconformity. con an innovation ; and they that reverence too much old times are but a' scorn to the new. It were good,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1851 - Počet stránok 228
...piece not so well ; but, though they help by their utility, yet they trouble by their inconformity. Besides, they are like strangers, more admired, and...froward retention of custom is as turbulent a thing as an innovation; and they that reverence too much old times are but a scorn to the new. It were good,... | |
 | University magazine - 1851 - Počet stránok 822
...generalisation !) — then warns the fearful that " he that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils ;" that a " froward retention of custom is as turbulent a thing as an innovation ;" and sums up a wisdom, that is surely divine, in the one advice worthy of a Socrates,... | |
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