Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon: Travel, in the...

Francis Bacon: Travel, in the...

Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience.

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Francis Bacon: Philosophy when superficially...

Francis Bacon: Philosophy when superficially...

Philosophy when superficially studied excites doubt; when thoroughly explored, it dispels...

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Francis Bacon: Art is man...

Francis Bacon: Art is man...

Art is man added to nature.

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

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Francis Bacon: All colours will...

Francis Bacon: All colours will...

All colours will agree in the dark.

Source: Essays, 'Of Unity in Religion'
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Francis Bacon: Wives are young...

Francis Bacon: Wives are young...

Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.

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Francis Bacon: There is nothing...

Francis Bacon: There is nothing...

There is nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little, and therefore men should remedy suspicion by...

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Francis Bacon: Silence is the...

Francis Bacon: Silence is the...

Silence is the virtue of fools.

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

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Francis Bacon: Beauty is like...

Francis Bacon: Beauty is like...

Beauty is like summer fruits which are easy to corrupt and cannot last.

Source: In...

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Francis Bacon: A man that...

Francis Bacon: A man that...

A man that is young in years may be old in hours, if he have lost no time.

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Francis Bacon: It is a...

Francis Bacon: It is a...

It is a miserable state of mind to have few things to desire and many things to fear.

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Francis Bacon: Age appears best...

Francis Bacon: Age appears best...

Age appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to...

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Francis Bacon: Write down the...

Francis Bacon: Write down the...

Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most...

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Francis Bacon: Time is the...

Francis Bacon: Time is the...

Time is the measure of business.

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

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Francis Bacon: Custom is the...

Francis Bacon: Custom is the...

Custom is the principal magistrate of man's life.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Francis Bacon: Riches are for...

Francis Bacon: Riches are for...

Riches are for spending.

Source: Essays, 'Of Expense'
-- Francis Bacon, (Jan 22...

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Francis Bacon: Books are the...

Francis Bacon: Books are the...

Books are the ships which pass through the vast sea of time.

Source: In Webster's...

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Francis Bacon: The monuments of...

Francis Bacon: The monuments of...

The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.

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Francis Bacon: There is no...

Francis Bacon: There is no...

There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not...

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Francis Bacon: It is not...

Francis Bacon: It is not...

It is not what men eat but what they digest that makes them strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us...

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Francis Bacon: Fame is like...

Francis Bacon: Fame is like...

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and...

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