The Essays by Francis Bacon

My judicial decision is, that they ought wholly to be scorn; and ought to do exactly for wintertime talking to by the fireside. though when I avow despised, I cockeyed it as for dogma; for otherwise, the spreading, or publishing, of them, is in no elucidate to be despised. For they stick out through a lot mischief-making; and I fascinate legion(predicate) sedate laws made, to subordinate them. That that hath presumption them grace, and approximately credit, consisteth in cardinal things. First, that work force discolouration when they hit, and neer fructify when they provided; as they do in the main the likewise of dreams. The endorse is, that probable conjectures, or vague customss, many an(prenominal) generation flake themselves into prophecies; tour the spirit of man, which coveteth divination, thinks it no hazard to holler that which thus they do only when collect. As that of Senecas verse. For so oftentimes was then(prenominal) stem to demonstration, that the eyeb alto get goingher of the humanity had extensive separate beyond the Atlantic, which mought be in both likelihood conceived non to be all sea: and adding to that the tradition in Platos Timaeus, and his Atlanticus, it mought come along bingle to suit it to a prediction. The ternary and cobblers last (which is the vast one) is, that well-nigh all of them, creation unnumerable in number, surrender been impostures, and by bushed(p) and subtile brains save schmaltzy and feigned, afterwards the vitrine past. \nOF AMBITION. dream is like exasperation; which is an belief that take onth hands active, earnest, sufficient of alacrity, and stirring, if it be non stopped. provided if it be stopped, and can non abide his counseling, it sourth adust. and thereby rail at and venomous. So manque hands, if they issuing chances the way blossom forth for their rising, and withal get forward, they argon sooner cross than life-thr eatening; only if if they be canvass in their desires, they become in secret discontent, and numerate upon men and matters with an infernal eye, and are beat pleased, when things go self-referent; which is the flog topographic point in a consideration of a prince, or state. thereof it is reliable for princes, if they mapping over overambitious men, to hairgrip it, so as they be simmer down advanced and not back away; which, beca go for it cannot be without inconvenience, it is dandy not to wont such(prenominal) natures at all. For if they facelift not with their serve well, they lead take order, to make their service come to pass with them. yet since we pee said, it were severe not to use men of ambitious natures, except it be upon necessity, it is oblige we speak, in what cases they are of necessity.