To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament is affection; to make judgment wholly… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
I hold every man a debtor to his profession; from the which as men of course do seek to receive countenance and… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
But the greatest error of all the rest is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge: for… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Wise sayings are not only for ornament, but for action and business, having a point or edge, whereby knots in business are… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Nor do apophthegms only serve for ornament and delight, but also for action and civil use, as being the edge-tools of speech… — 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
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
