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Francis Bacon Sr.

  • The general root of superstition is that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss; and commit to memory the one, and pass over the other... Francis Bacon Sr. {view}
  • There be three things which make a nation great and prosperous: a fertile soil, busy workshops, easy conveyance for men and goods from place to place... Francis Bacon Sr. {view}
  • In superstition wise men follow fools... Francis Bacon Sr. {view}
  • Oh! death will find me long before I tire of watching you.... Francis Bacon Sr. {view}
  • Knowledge itself is power... Francis Bacon Sr. {view}
  • Vain-glorious men are the scorn of the wise, the admiration of fools, the idols of paradise, and the slaves of their own vaunts... Francis Bacon Sr. {view}
  • It is a certain sign of a wise government and proceeding that it can hold men's hearts by hopes when it cannot by satisfaction... Francis Bacon Sr. {view}
  • Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.... Francis Bacon Sr. {view}
  • It is impossible to love and be wise... Francis Bacon Sr. {view}
  • The speaking in perpetual hyperbole is comely in nothing but love... Francis Bacon Sr. {view}
  • Nuptial love maketh mankind; friendly love perfecteth it; but wanton love corrupteth and embaseth it.... Francis Bacon Sr. {view}
  • 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 elder man not at all... Francis Bacon Sr. {view}
  • It is nothing won to admit men with an open door, yet to receive them with a shut and reserved countenance.... Francis Bacon Sr. {view}
  • We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.... Francis Bacon Sr. {view}
  • The worst men often give the best advice.... Francis Bacon Sr. {view}
  • The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.... Francis Bacon Sr. {view}
  • Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.... Francis Bacon Sr. {view}
  • A man finds himself seven years older the day after his marriage.... Francis Bacon Sr. {view}