Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon: If a man...

Francis Bacon: If a man...

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shews he is a citizen of the world.

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Francis Bacon: It is the...

Francis Bacon: It is the...

It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the counsels, and to leave the...

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Francis Bacon: Surely every medicine...

Francis Bacon: Surely every medicine...

Surely every medicine is an innovation, and he that will not apply new remedies, must expect new...

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Francis Bacon: The place of...

Francis Bacon: The place of...

The place of justice is a hallowed place.

Source: Essays, 'Of Judicature'
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Francis Bacon: Prosperity doth best...

Francis Bacon: Prosperity doth best...

Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.

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Francis Bacon: As in nature...

Francis Bacon: As in nature...

As in nature things move violently to their place and calmly in their place, so virtue in ambition is violent, in...

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Francis Bacon: Cato said the...

Francis Bacon: Cato said the...

Cato said the best way to keep good acts in memory was to refresh them with new.

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Francis Bacon: The remedy is...

Francis Bacon: The remedy is...

The remedy is worse than the disease.

Source: Essays, 'Of Seditions and...

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Francis Bacon: Nuptial love maketh...

Francis Bacon: Nuptial love maketh...

Nuptial love maketh mankind; friendly love perfecteth it; but wanton love corrupteth and embaseth...

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Francis Bacon: Prosperity is not...

Francis Bacon: Prosperity is not...

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and...

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Francis Bacon: Studies serve for...

Francis Bacon: Studies serve for...

Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability.

Source: Essays, 'Of...

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Francis Bacon: Man prefers to...

Francis Bacon: Man prefers to...

Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Francis Bacon: It were better...

Francis Bacon: It were better...

It were better to have no opinion of God at all, than such an opinion as is unworthy of...

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Francis Bacon: A man's nature...

Francis Bacon: A man's nature...

A man's nature runs either to herbs, or to weeds; therefore let him seasonably water the one, and destroy the...

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Francis Bacon: Prosperity is the...

Francis Bacon: Prosperity is the...

Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity is the blessing of the New.

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Francis Bacon: Let diaries, therefore,...

Francis Bacon: Let diaries, therefore,...

Let diaries, therefore, be brought in use.

Source: Essays, 'Of Travel'
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Francis Bacon: Cunning is a...

Francis Bacon: Cunning is a...

Cunning is a sinister or crooked wisdom.

Source: In Webster's Electronic Quotebase,...

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Francis Bacon: How can I...

Francis Bacon: How can I...

How can I take an interest in my work when I don't like it?

Source: Francis Bacon,...

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Francis Bacon: Nakedness is uncomely...

Francis Bacon: Nakedness is uncomely...

Nakedness is uncomely as well in mind, as body.

Source: Essays, 'Of Simulation and...

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Francis Bacon: It was prettily...

Francis Bacon: It was prettily...

It was prettily devised of Aesop, `The fly sat upon the axle-tree of the chariot-wheel and said, What a dust do I...

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