There is another ground of hope that must not be omitted. Let men but think over their infinite expenditure of understanding, time,… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
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
I don't think people are born artists; I think it comes from a mixture of your surroundings, the people you meet, and… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
“It is the peculiar and perpetual error of the human understanding to be more moved and excited by affirmatives than by negatives.” — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
But by far the greatest obstacle to the progress of science and to the undertaking of new tasks and provinces therein is… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Another argument of hope may be drawn from this-that some of the inventions already known are such as before they were discovered… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
I always think of myself not so much as a painter but as a medium for accident and chance. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
We think according to nature. We speak according to rules. We act according to custom. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Let no one think or maintain that a person can search too far or be too well studied in either the book… — 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
Very few people have a natural feeling for painting, and so, of course, they naturally think that painting is an expression of… — 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
I think that one of the things is that, if you are going to decide to be a painter, you have got… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Lukewarm persons think they may accommodate points of religion by middle ways and witty reconcilements,--as if they would make an arbitrament between… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
I think I tend to destroy the better paintings, or those that have been better to a certain extent. I try and… — 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
