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Of Envy Original …THERE be none of the affections which have been noted to fascinate or bewitch, but love and envy. They both have vehement wishes; they frame themselves readily into imaginations and suggestions; and they come easily into the eye, especially upon the presence … Read more
On the Value of Scepticism by Betrand Russell A word about the author .. Sir Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) was and continues to be Britain’s foremost thinker. He was a mathematician, philosopher, writer, political activist and visionary. He created many controversies during his time for his … Read more
Of Friendship –Para by para explanation IT HAD been hard for him that spake it to have put more truth and untruth together in few words, than in that speech, Whatsoever is delighted in solitude, is either a wild beast or a god. Meaning …..Francis … Read more
OF AMBITION Ambition is like choler; which is an humor that maketh men active, earnest, full of alacrity, and stirring, if it be not stopped. Explanation …. In medieval times, it was believed that the body has four bodily fluids– blood, phlegm, choler or yellow … Read more
Of Marriage and Single Life by Francis Bacon HE that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Meaning … A married man has a wife and children, to whose upkeep, … Read more
Of Anger TO SEEK to extinguish anger utterly, is but a bravery of the Stoics. Meaning … Anger is so innate to human nature that to banish it altogether is but an exercise in futility. Only the Stoics, who have absolute mastery over their minds, … Read more
Of Death by Francis Bacon MEN fear death, as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children, is increased with tales, so is the other. Meaning … Mortals dread death as much as children fear to venture out in … Read more
Of Wisdom for a Man’s Self By Francis Bacon AN ANT is a wise creature for itself, but it is a shrewd thing in an orchard or garden. And certainly men that are great lovers of themselves waste the public. Divide with reason between … Read more
Of Travel by Francis Bacon TRAVEL, in the younger sort, is a part of education, in the elder, a part of experience. He that travelleth into a country, before he hath some entrance into the language, goeth to school, and not to travel. Meaning … … Read more
Eastern and Western Ideals of Happiness by Bertrand Russell Text … Everybody knows Well’s time machine, which enabled its possessor to travel back ward or forward in time, and see for himself what the past was like and what the future will be. But people … Read more