Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban PC KCwas an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, and author. He served both as Attorney General and as Lord Chancellor of England. After his death, he remained extremely influential through his works, especially as philosophical advocate and practitioner of the scientific method during the scientific revolution...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth21 January 1561
memories men names
For my name and memory I leave to men's charitable speeches, and to foreign nations and the next ages.
change innovation growth
As the births of living creatures are at first ill-shapen, so are all innovations, which are the births of time.
men littles suspicion
There is nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little.
fall knowledge angel
The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused men to fall.
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Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.
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Pictures and shapes are but secondary objects and please or displease only in the memory.
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It is in life as it is in ways, the shortest way is commonly the foulest, and surely the fairer way is not much about.
jobs affliction ghost
The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon.
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Studies perfect nature and are perfected still by experience.
justice next care
Next to religion, let your care be to promote justice.
loss funny-friend men
When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative.
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The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs.
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Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance.
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Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter.