Maxioms by Francis Bacon, Sr.
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts: but if he will be content to begin read more
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.
Houses are built to live in and not to look on.
Houses are built to live in and not to look on.
Wise men make more opportunities than they find.
Wise men make more opportunities than they find.
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.
A prudent question is one half of wisdom.
A prudent question is one half of wisdom.
