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
men society
Man was formed for society.
way suits secrecy
Secrecy in suits goes a great way towards success.
mean sanity splendid
For whatever deserves to exist deserves also to be known, for knowledge is the image of existence, and things mean and splendid exist alike.
revenge men enemy
In revenge a man is but even with his enemy; for it is a princely thing to pardon, and Solomon saith it is the glory of a man to pass over a transgression.
daughter mother religion
Religion brought forth riches, and the daughter devoured the mother.
men religion vicissitudes
The greatest vicissitude of things amongst men, is the vicissitude of sects and religions.
voice people together
The voice of the people has about it something divine: for how otherwise can so many heads agree together as one?
holiday envy well-said
It was well said that envy keeps no holidays.
honesty lying men
The man who fears no truths has nothing to fear from lies.
envy affection has-beens
None of the affections have been noted to fascinate and bewitch but envy.
sleep exercise long
To be free minded and cheerfully disposed at hours of meat and sleep and of exercise is one of the best precepts of long lasting.
funny-friend world wilderness
Without friends the world is but a wilderness.
time ancient latter
Ask counsel of both timesof the ancient time what is best, and of the latter time what is fittest.
adventure errors sea
It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tost upon the sea: a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle and the adventures thereof below: but no pleasure is comparable to standing upon the vantage ground of truth . . . and to see the errors, and wanderings, and mists, and tempests, in the vale below.