Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Man, as the minister and interpreter of nature, is limited in act and understanding by his observation of the order of nature;… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Reading maketh a full man; and writing an axact man. And, therefore, if a man write little, he need have a present… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Men seem neither to understand their riches nor their strength. Of the former they believe greater things than they should; of the… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Nakedness is uncomely, as well in mind as body, and it addeth no small reverence to men's manners and actions if they… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. — 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
The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall: but… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is Nunc dimittis, when a man hath obtained worthy ends and expectations. Death hath this… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Because the acts or events of true history have not that magnitude which satisfieth the mind of man, poesy feigneth acts and… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
If a man's wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the schoolmen; for they are cymini sectores,… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
When a bee stings, she dies. She cannot sting and live. When men sting, their better selves die. Every sting kills a… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
There is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of death . .… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
The natures and dispositions of men are, not without truth, distinguished from the predominance of the planets. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
The poets did well to conjoin music and medicine, in Apollo, because the office of medicine is but to tune the curious… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Certainly, it is heaven upon earth, to have a man's mind move in charity, rest in providence, and turn upon the poles… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
The greatest vicissitude of things amongst men, is the vicissitude of sects and religions. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
It has well been said that the arch-flatterer, with whom all petty flatterers have intelligence, is a man's self. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
The general root of superstition is that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss, and commit to memory the… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Such philosophy as shall not vanish in the fume of subtile, sublime, or delectable speculation but shall be operative to the endowment… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
When any of the four pillars of government-religion, justice, counsel, and treasure-are mainly shaken or weakened, men had need to pray for… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
The genius of any single man can no more equal learning, than a private purse hold way with the exchequer. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Men ought to find the difference between saltiness and bitterness. Certainly, he that hath a satirical vein, as he maketh others afraid… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
He that seeketh to be eminent amongst able men hath a great task; but that is ever good for the public. But… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Men on their side must force themselves for a while to lay their notions by and begin to familiarize themselves with facts. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
There was a young man in Rome that was very like Augustus Caesar; Augustus took knowledge of it and sent for the… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Some men covet knowledge out of a natural curiosity and inquisitive temper; some to entertain the mind with variety and delight; some… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
You see, painting has now become, or all art has now become completely a game, by which man distracts himself. What is… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Man, being the servant and interpreter of Nature, can do and understand so much and so much only as he has observed… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Young men, in the conduct and manage of actions, embrace more than they can hold; stir more than they can quiet; fly… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Men of noble birth are noted to be envious towards new men when they rise. For the distance is altered, and it… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales,… — 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
