he writes It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty Power should not take peace away A wise man leads with gentle control Avoiding the Four Vices of Authority Bacon lists four dangers in power These are delay corruption roughness and facility Delay slows progress and brings failure Corruption breaks trust and invites shame Roughness creates fear and hate in people Facility means being too weak to say no A good leader avoids all four Learning from Ourselves and Others Bacon says leaders must self-check He suggests learning from others mistakes He also tells us to learn from ourselves He writes Set before thee thine own example This means we need to judge our past actions Besides we have to be strict with ourselves in our private thoughts In short Bacon shows the right way His essay gives moral and practical ideas To reach a great place one must work wisely Good actions not just goals bring real success Bacon s lessons still guide leaders today