 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - English essays - 1861 - 630 pages
...?'— Wickliff's Translation of Mark viii. periments in States, except the necessity be urgent, or the utility evident ; and well to beware, that it...draweth on the change, and not the desire of change that pretendeth1 the reformation : and lastly, that the novelty, though it be not rejected, yet be held... | |
 | 1862 - 838 pages
...and less faYored." "It is good not to try experiments in states, except the necessity be urgent, or the utility evident; and well to beware that it be...desire of change that pretendeth the reformation." "Time is the measure of business." "True dispatch is a rich thing." "All states that are liberal of... | |
 | Charles Edward Rawlins - Secession - 1862 - 252 pages
...good, also," says Lord Bacon, " not to try experiments in States, except the necessity be urgent, or utility evident; and well to beware that it be the...reformation that draweth on the change, and not the desire for change that pretendeth the reformation. And lastly, that the novelty, though it be not rejected,... | |
 | Charles Edward Rawlins - Secession - 1862 - 252 pages
...towards it. But it still flourishes Cabcll, Sept. 16, 1831. suspect, and, as the Scripture saitli, ' That we make a stand upon the ancient way, and then look about us, and discover what is the straight and right way, and so to walk in it.' " 1 Thus carefully did our great philosopher guard... | |
 | John George Francis Henry KNAPP - Home missions - 1862 - 136 pages
...necessity be urgent, or the utility be evident ; and well to beware that it is a reformation which draweth on the change, and not the desire of change that pretendeth the reformation." These words are true and weighty. They can avail in more senses than one. They apply to churches as... | |
 | Sarah Louise Arnold, George Lyman Kittredge, John Hays Gardiner - English language - 1902 - 460 pages
...length. Thus, — It is good also not to try experiments in states, except the necessity be urgent, or the utility evident; and well to beware that it be...the desire of change that pretendeth the reformation — - BACON. Here, in the first clause, the necessity be urgent is balanced by the utility evident... | |
 | Sarah Louise Arnold, George Lyman Kittredge, John Hays Gardiner - English language - 1902 - 460 pages
...length. Thus, — It is good also not to try experiments in states, except the necessity be urgent, or the utility evident; and well to beware that it be...the desire of change that pretendeth the reformation BACOX. Here, in the first clause, the necessity lie urgent is balanced by the utility evident; in the... | |
 | William Wallace Bates - Merchant marine - 1902 - 506 pages
...reputation affected. ' It is good not to try experiments in States, unless the necessity be urgent, or the utility evident ; and well to beware that it be...desire of change that pretendeth the reformation.' " In this case, the importance of the reformation is seen and acknowledged by every one, and the delay... | |
 | Mayo Williamson Hazeltine - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1902 - 464 pages
...good not to try experiments in states unless the necessity be urgent or the utility evident; and it is well to beware that it be the reformation that draweth...desire of change that pretendeth the reformation." In this case .the importance of the reformation is seen and acknowledged by every one, and the delay... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - Literature - 1903 - 534 pages
...to be perceived. It is good also not to try experiments in states, except the necessity be urgent or the utility evident ; and well to beware that it be...stand upon the ancient way, and then look about us, that we discover what is the straight and right way, and so to walk in it. — Essay XXIV. OF EXPENSE.... | |
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It is good also not to try experiments in states, except the necessity be urgent, or the utility evident; and well to beware that it be the reformation that draweth on the change, and not the desire of change that pretendeth the reformation. 
