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
friends-or-friendship joys man
Without friends the world is but a wilderness. There is no man that imparteth his joys to his friends, but he joyeth the more; and no man that imparteth his grieves to his friend, but he grieveth the less.
man nature
Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. In everything man has accomplished, we have only manipulated nature into doing what it is.
compensate console given humor humorous imagination man
Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is
compensate console given humor imagination man
Imagination was given man to compensate for what he is not, and a sense of humor to console him for what he is.
man true
Man prefers to think what he prefers to be true
admiration cannot discretion good hold man proportion
It is good discretion not to make too much of any man at the first; because one cannot hold out that proportion
man shall though
If a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she is blind, she is not invisible.
begin certainty content man shall
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts: but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.
answer elder man men wise
He was reputed one of the wise men that made answer to the question, when a man should marry? 'A young man not yet, an elder man not at all
charity dead goods liberal man rather until weighs
He that defers his charity until he is dead is, if a man weighs it rightly, rather liberal of another man's goods than his own
men saint bad-man
A bad man is worse when he pretends to be a saint.
party men cunning-man
It is a good point of cunning for a man to shape the answer he would have in his own words and propositions, for it makes the other party stick the less.
time-management management innovators
Time is the greatest innovator.
love friendly mankind
Nuptial love makes mankind; friendly love perfects it; but wanton love corrupts and debases it.