"For no man can forbid the spark nor…" — Francis Bacon
"For no man can forbid the spark nor tell whence it may come."
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Francis Bacon
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261 Quotes by Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon has 261 quotes on this site.
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Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
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Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him…
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Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to…
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I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.
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Knowledge is power.
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A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.
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It is impossible to love and to be wise.
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A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.
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In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
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Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience.
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In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.
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A bachelor's life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner.
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One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.
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