He that seeketh to be eminent amongst able men hath a great task; but that is ever good for the public. But he that plots to be the only figure amongst ciphers is the decay of a whole age.


The Essays, Or Councils, Civil and Moral (ed. 1718)

Francis Bacon Quotes

He that seeketh to be eminent amongst able men hath a great task; but that is ever good for the public. But he that plots to be the only figure...

He that seeketh to be eminent amongst able men hath a great task; but that is ever good for the public. But he that plots to be the only figure...

He that seeketh to be eminent amongst able men hath a great task; but that is ever good for the public. But he that plots to be the only figure...

He that seeketh to be eminent amongst able men hath a great task; but that is ever good for the public. But he that plots to be the only figure...