Maxioms by Francis Bacon, Sr.
Houses are built to live in and not to look on.
Houses are built to live in and not to look on.
Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him read more
Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is
There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that lost by not trying.
There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that lost by not trying.
Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than read more
Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words or in good order.
If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world, and that read more
If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world, and that his heart is no island cut off from other lands, but a continent that joins to them.
