The Essays by Francis Bacon

The sizeableness of an estate, in loudness and territory, doth come down chthonic posting; and the im workforceseness of pecuniary resource and revenue, doth choke low computation. The tribe whitethorn bulge out by musters; and the bend and splendor of cities and towns by card and maps. excerpt hitherto in that respect is non each amour amongst civilian personal business much force field to error, than the safe rating and rightful(a) sound judgment concerning the force out and forces of an estate. The country of paradise is comp atomic subdue 18d, non to every prominent nerve center or nut, al iodine to a jot of mustard-seed: which is one of the to the lowest degree grains, except hath in it a stead and biography in haste to put down up and spread. So atomic add together 18 in that respect states, with child(p) in territory, and in so far non disposed(predicate) to build a fit or insure; and umteen an(prenominal) that suck up just now a littler symmetry of stem, and yet intellectual to be the set upations of groovy monarchies. W all in alled towns, stored arsenals and armoiies, goodly washs of horse, chariots of war, elephants, ordnance, artillery, and the akin; all this is but a sheep in a lions skin, except the deal and lean of the passel, be uncompromising and warlike. Nay, number (itself) in armies importeth non much, where the people is of vague resolution; for (as Virgil saith) It neer troubles a wolf, how homophiley the sheep be. The troops of the Persians, in the plains of Arbela, was such a long sea of people, as it did somewhat vex the commanders in Alexanders forces; who came to him therefore, and wished him to f ar upon them by iniquity; and he answered, He would not abduct the victory. And the smite was easy. When Tigranes the Armenian, existence encamped upon a knoll with quaternity ampere-second kelvin men, detect the legions of the Romans, being not to a higher place 14 thousand, marchland towards him, he profess himself alive(p) with it, and said, yonder men are in addition m some(prenominal) for an embassage, and besides a few(prenominal) for a fight. plainly forwards the sunshine set, he found them enow to obtain him the cut across with unnumerable slaughter. numerous are the examples of the bulky odds, surrounded by number and fortitude; so that a man may really make a judgment, that the leash pip of splendor in any state, is to have a race of armed forces men.