Creative Quotations from Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

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Francis Bacon
(1561-1626) born on Jan 22

English philosopher, statesman, essayist. He was an early advocate of inductive learning from intensive observation; wrote "Novum Organum," 1620.

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Some books are to be tasted; others swallowed; and some to be chewed and digested.

A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.

Acorns were good until bread was found.

Truth comes out of error more readily than out of confusion.

Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	"Essays," "Of Studies," 1597-1625.
R:	In "Instant Quotation Dictionary," by Donald O. Bolander, 1979.
A:	In "Correct Quotes for DOS," WordStar International, 1991.
N:	In "Isaac Asimov's Book of Science and Nature Quotations," ed. Jason Shulman & Isaac Asimov, 1988.
K:	"Of Man in Men."