I hold every man a debtor to his profession; from the which as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavor themselves, by way of amends, to be a help and ornament thereunto.


The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England (ed. 1753)

Francis Bacon Quotes

I hold every man a debtor to his profession; from the which as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to...

I hold every man a debtor to his profession; from the which as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to...

I hold every man a debtor to his profession; from the which as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to...

I hold every man a debtor to his profession; from the which as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to...