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
best-friend men differences
There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer. For there is no such flatterer as is a man's self.
men envy affection
Love and envy make a man pine, which other affections do not, because they are not so continual.
law judging people
Judges ought above all to remember the conclusion of the Roman Twelve Tables :The supreme law of all is the weal [weatlh/ well-being] of the people.
patience optimism soul
Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul.
fire may fame
Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may easily preserve it; but if you extinguish it, you will not easily kindle it again.
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A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
food progress bread
Acorns were good until bread was found.
life beauty beautiful
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
humility mirrors understanding
The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things by mingling its own nature with it.
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A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
hate neighbor
The correlative to loving our neighbors as ourselves is hating ourselves as we hate our neighbors.
questions-and-answers
Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much.
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Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.
money masters servant
Money is a great servant but a bad master.