Francis Bacon

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears.

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears.

The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.

The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.

He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but read more

He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.

For cleanness of body was ever esteemed to proceed from a due
reverence to God, to society, and to read more

For cleanness of body was ever esteemed to proceed from a due
reverence to God, to society, and to ourselves.

There is no great concurrence between learning and wisdom.

There is no great concurrence between learning and wisdom.