Francis Bacon Sr

All Francis Bacon Sr Quotes

• The job of the artist is to deepen the mystery Art
• The wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. Finds
• Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much. Authority
• Knowledge itself is power Knowledge
• Men commonly think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and imbibed opinions, but generally act according to custom According
• The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall. Angels
• To choose time is to save time. Choice
• This delivering of knowledge in distinct and disjointed aphorisms doth leave the wit of man more free to turn and toss, and to make use… Aphorisms
• The desire for power in excess caused angels to fall; the desire for knowledge in excess caused man to fall; but in charity is no… Angels
• Boldness is a child of ignorance Boldness
• Young men are fitter to invent than to judge, fitter for execution than for counsel, and fitter for new projects than for settled business. Business
• Men in great place are thrice servants, - servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business. Business
• Come home to men's business and bosoms. Bosoms
• A just fear of an imminent danger, though there be no blow given, is a lawful cause of war Blow
• They that deny a God destroy man's nobility, for certainly man is of kin to the beasts by his body; and if he is not… Base
• Cleanness of body was ever deemed to proceed from a due reverence to God. Body
• God Almighty first planted a garden. Almighty
• The best preservative to keep the mind on health is the faithful admonition of a friend. Admonition
• He was reputed one of the wise men that made answer to the question, when a man should marry? 'A young man not yet, an… All
• Nature is a labyrinth in which the very haste you move with will make you lose your way. Haste

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