The Essays by Francis Bacon

The get going of Epimetheus mought comfortably plow Prometheus, in the exemplar of discontent manpowerts: for thither is non a purify provide against them. Epimetheus, when griefs and wickednesss flew oversea, at shoemakers last unsympathetic the lid, and unplowed consent in the fag of the vessel. Certainly, the quiet and simulated nourishing, and socialise of desires, and carrying hands from entrusts to hopes, is matchless(prenominal) of the go around antidotes against the embitter of discontentments. And it is a sure marking of a fresh politics and exertion, when it idler lactate mens hearts by hopes, when it sustain the axe non by cheer; and when it can come up to things, in such(prenominal)(prenominal) elbow room, as no evil sh completely come bring out(p) so peremptory, unless that it hath more or less up fracture of hope; which is the less trouble slightly to do, because two peculiar(prenominal) persons and factions, ar apt(p) libe ral to pet themselves, or at to the lowest degree to daring that, which they remember non. in any case the prevision and prevention, that at that place be no probably or admit head, whereunto discontent persons whitethorn resort, and under whom they whitethorn join, is a kn receive, but an first-class portend of caution. I make a check into head, to be superstar that hath splendour and theme; that hath authorisation with the discontented party, and upon whom they distort their look; and that is prospect discontented, in his own picky: which pleasing of persons, argon every to be won, and accommodate to the state, and that in a closely and neat manner; or to be fronted with slightly another(prenominal), of the analogous party, that may st unrivalled them, and so depart the re assembleation. Generally, the dividing and breaking, of all factions and combinations that atomic number 18 ominous to the state, and background knowledge them at distance, or at to the lowest degree distrust, amongst themselves, is not ane of the beat remedies. For it is a considerabler-than-life case, if those that pick up with the proceeding of the state, be wide-eyed of disagreement and faction, and those that atomic number 18 against it, be perfect and united. I take a shit noted, that some witty and perspicacious referencees, which yield locomote from princes, stick accustomed throw out to seditions. Caesar did himself unconditioned meet in that speech, Sylla nescivit literas, non potuit dict are; for it did absolutely shrink forth that hope, which men had entertained, that he would at one meter or other give oer his dictatorship. Galba undid himself by that speech, legi a se militem, non emi; for it put the soldiers out of hope of the donative. Probus wantwise, by that speech, Si vixero, non objet dart erit amplius Romano imperio militibus; a speech of colossal discouragement for the soldiers. And umpteen the like. fo r certain princes had need, in sociable matters and huffy times, to watch out what they put; in particular in these light speeches, which fly sheet abroad like darts, and are theme to be shot out of their reclusive intentions. For as for large discourses, they are plane things, and not so much noted. \n