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It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody […]
We rise to great heights by a winding staircase of small steps. Francis Bacon
The best armor is to keep out of gunshot. Francis Bacon
The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express. Francis Bacon
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he […]
All rising to a great place is by a winding stair. Francis Bacon
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery. Francis Bacon
I would live to study, and not study to live. Francis Bacon
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. Francis […]
Prosperity is not without many fears and disasters; and adversity is not without comforts and […]
Crafty men condemn studies; Simple men admire them; And wise men use them: For they […]
Knowledge is power. Francis Bacon
Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do […]
Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtile; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic […]
Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished. Francis Bacon
It is impossible to love and to be wise. Francis Bacon
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. Francis Bacon
A bachelor’s life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner. Francis […]
A little science estranges a man from God; a lot of science brings him back. […]
Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We […]
It’s not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity. Francis Bacon
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom. Francis Bacon
For no man can forbid the spark nor tell whence it may come. Francis Bacon
Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper. Francis Bacon
Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and […]
Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much. Francis Bacon
Money is like manure, of very little use except it be spread. Francis Bacon
Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine […]