To conclude, therefore, let no man upon a weak conceit of sobriety or an ill-applied moderation think or maintain that a man… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
The human understanding is of its own nature prone to suppose the existence of more order and regularity in the world than… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
The Idols of Tribe have their foundation in human nature itself, and in the tribe or race of men. For it is… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
The human understanding is no dry light, but receives an infusion from the will and affections... What a man had rather were… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
“The eye of the human understanding is not a naked organ of perception (lumen siccum), but an eye imbued with moisture by… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Princes are like heavenly bodies, which cause good or evil times, and which have much veneration, but no rest. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
The best preservative to keep the mind in health is the faithful admonition of a friend. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Since custom is the principal magistrate of man's life, let men by all means endeavor to obtain good customs. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Painting today is pure intuition and luck and taking advantage of what happens when you splash the stuff down. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
I usually accept bribes from both sides so that tainted money can never influence my decision. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
When Christ came into the world, peace was sung; and when He went out of the world, peace was bequeathed. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
...neither is it possible to discover the more remote and deeper parts of any science, if you stand but upon the level of the… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
The divisions of science are not like different lines that meet in one angle, but rather like the branches of trees that join in… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
The human understanding, when any preposition has been once laid down... forces everything else to add fresh support and confirmation; and although more cogent… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
I should have been, I don't know, a con-man, a robber or a prostitute. But it was vanity that made me choose painting, vanity… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
