FRANCIS BACON FAMOUS QUOTES

“Knowledge is power.”

“Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.”

“A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.”

“In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.”

“Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.”

“Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.”

“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.”

“It is impossible to love and to be wise.”

“Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.”

“He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils.”

“Money is like manure; it’s not worth a thing unless it’s spread around encouraging young things to grow.”

“If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.”

“The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.” GOD BLESS HIS SOUL QUOTES

“Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.”

“Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.”

“He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune.”

“It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself.”

“The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall.”

“A bachelor’s life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner.”

“Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other.”

“The corruptions of the times are generally the arts and studies of men without firmness and integrity.”

“Wives are young men’s mistresses; companions for middle-age; and old men’s nurses.”

“The remedy is worse than the disease.”

“If a man be discreet, and use moderation in his government, and in governing himself, fortune wisely over-rules his designs.”

“The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.”