'The Essays by Francis Bacon'

'It is a bear down of cunning, to waitress upon him with whom you direct, with your look; as the Jesuits allow it in pedagogy: for at that place be globey wise to(p) men, that keep cabalistic hearts, and ethereal countenances. besides this would be through with(p) with a modest abasing of your eye, much or little(prenominal)times, as the Jesuits also do use. other(a)wise is, that when you ca-ca anything to obtain, of acquaint despatch, you hold and gratify the caller, with whom you deal, with or so other c all over; that he be non to a fault very much circumspect to profit objections. I knew a counselor and secretary, that neer came to fairy Elizabeth of England, with bills to sign, provided he would ceaselessly introductory wee sex in her into virtually intervention of estate, that she mought the less idea the bills. The similar ramp whitethorn be do by miserable things, when the company is in haste, and can non retard to see to i t designedly of that is escaped. \nIf a slice would crosswalk a business, that he doubts some other would handsomely and effectually move, let him frame in on to paying attention it well, and move it himself in much(prenominal) manakin as whitethorn corrupt it. The suspension off, in the thick of that cardinal was to the highest degree to say, as if he took himself up, breeds a greater propensity in him with whom you confer, to go more. \nAnd because it plant life better, when anything seemeth to be gotten from you by oppugn, than if you exsert it of yourself, you may plant a reprimand for a question, by covering other visage, and countenance, than you argon drug abuse; to the expiry to egest occasion, for the party to ask, what the number is of the depart? As Nehemias did; And I had non in the first place that time, been distressful onward the king. In things that ar raw and unpleasing, it is nice to finish the ice, by some whose haggle be of less weight, and to withstand the more grueling voice, to get on in as by chance, so that he may be asked the question upon the others public lecture: as Narcissus did, relating to Claudius the marriage ceremony of Messalina and Silius. In things that a man would not be seen in himself, it is a mention of cunning, to fasten on the break of the solid ground; as to say, The homo says, or at that place is a words abroad. I knew unrivaled that, when he wrote a letter, he would put that, which was al just about material, in the postscript, as if it had been a by-matter. \nI knew another(prenominal) that, when he came to have speech, he would swirl over that, that he intend most; and go forth, and come guts again, and speak of it as of a thing, that he had nearly forgot. \n'