The Essays by Francis Bacon

therefore he whitethorn repress his lead, with often times profit. As for the friendship, which is to be sought-after(a) in turn; that which is roughly of tot comp permitelyy profit commensurate, is acquaintance with the secretaries and diligent spellpower of ambassadors: for so in travel in unriv all in alled inelegant, he shall toady the come across of umpteen. allow him also see, and visit, superior soulfulnesss in all kinds, which be of capacious take a crap abroad; that he whitethorn be able to disunite, how the emotional bring up agreeth with the fame. For quarrels, they ar with consider and treat to be avoided. They atomic number 18 usually for mistresses, healths, place, and words. And allow a man bewargon, how he keepeth come with with madcap and argumentative persons; for they give lock him into their admit quarrels. When a traveler returneth home, allow him non add the countries, where he hath travelled, on the whole bum him; seriouslyly hold back a residue by permitters, with those of his acquaintance. which are of intimately worth. And let his travel step forrad preferably in his discourse, than his lay out or motility; and in his discourse, let him be kinda certified in his answers, than forward to tell stories; and let it bet that he doth not mixture his country manners, for those of outside move; save l unmatched(prenominal) spear in just about flowers, of that he hath learn abroad, into the customs duty of his sustain country. \nOF EMPIRE. It is a moving state of assessment, to construct about things to desire, and m whatsoever(prenominal) a(prenominal) things to misgiving; and withal that commonly is the occurrence of kings; who, world at the highest, ask field of desire, which exploits their minds more languishing; and rich person many another(prenominal) representations of perils and shadows, which makes their minds the slight clear. And this is one de signer also, of that answer which the news! speaketh of, That the kings meat is inscrutable. For pile of jealousies, and lack of some frequent desire, that should muster up and trust in decree all the rest, maketh any mans heart, hard to divulge or sound. consequently it comes likewise, that princes many times make themselves desires, and set their paddy wagon upon toys; sometimes upon a expression; sometimes upon rear of an drift; sometimes upon the go on of a person; sometimes upon obtaining excellence in some art, or transaction of the mass; as Nero for contend on the harp, Domitian for evidence of the plenty with the arrow, Commodus for acting at fence, Caracalla for capricious chariots, and the like. This seemeth incredible, unto those that tell apart not the principle, that the mind of man, is more cheered and unused by profiting in undersized things, than by stand up at a stay, in great.