Maxioms by Francis Bacon, Sr.
Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture than that of laws.
Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture than that of laws.
Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much read more
Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience.
The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.
The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.
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.
Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences whence it is bad in council though good in read more
Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences whence it is bad in council though good in execution