“For the mind of man is far from the nature of a clear and equal glass, wherein the beams of things should… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Suspicions that the mind, of itself, gathers, are but buzzes; but suspicions that are artificially nourished and put into men's heads by… — 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 king that would not feel his crown too heavy for him, must wear it every day; but if he think it… — 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
Let every student of nature take this as his rule, that whatever the mind seizes upon with particular satisfaction is to be… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
The cause and root of nearly all evils in the sciences is this-that while we falsely admire and extol the powers of… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
My praise shall be dedicated to the mind itself. The mind is the man, and the knowledge is the mind. A man… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
“There arises from a bad and inapt formation of words, a wonderful obstruction to the mind.” — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
“man's sense is falsely asserted to be the standard of things; on the contrary, all the perceptions both of the senses and… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
It is not the lie that passeth through the mind, but the lie that sinketh in and settleth in it, that doth… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
No one has yet been found so firm of mind and purpose as resolutely to compel himself to sweep away all theories… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest will either be supplied or its loss will not be… — 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
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