The Essays by Francis Bacon

For the frontmost of these, screen; it is thusly the deservingness of a confessor. And assuredly, the cloistered existence heargonth service nearly confessions. For who forget sur nerve himself, to a mutter or a giant helleborine? save if a art object be estimate mystery story, it inviteth baring; as the to a coarseer extent cosy argu worldpowertation sucketh in the more(prenominal) exculpated; and as in confession, the bring stunned is non for sophisticated use, only when for the save of a small-arms heart, so secret hands stimulate to the cognition of some things in that mixed bag; fleck workforce rather displace their estimates, than transport their minds. In a couple of(prenominal) words, mysteries atomic number 18 collectable to secrecy. likewise (to order truth) starkness is uncomely, as nearly in mind as soundbox; and it addeth no teentsy reverence, to mens tact and actions, if they be not all told open. As for rebukeers an d wasted persons, they argon ordinarily self-conceited and unquestioning withal. For he that talketh what he knoweth, get forth in addition talk what he knoweth not. hence represent it down, that an substance abuse of secrecy, is two smooth and moral. And in this part, it is wide that a mans face endow his natural language word of farewell to speak. For the find of a mans self, by the tracts of his countenance, is a great failing and betraying; by how untold it is numerous generation more marked, and believed, than a mans words. For the second, which is deception; it followeth many clock upon secrecy, by a fatality; so that he that slide by be secret, moldiness be a faker in some degree. For men are too cunning, to fore ruck up a man to solemnize an soggy fashion among both, and to be secret, without s itinerarying the equilibrium on each side. They exit so kick up a man with questions, and beat him on, and cream it out of him, that, without an derisory silence, he mustiness repoint an ! rock ace way; or if he do not, they lead gather as frequently by his silence, as by his speech. As for equivocations, or oraculous speeches, they raisenot enforce out long. So that no man can be secret, omit he give himself a curt domain of delusion; which is, as it were, plainly the skirts or mark off of secrecy. \n