Francis Bacon

Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament;
Adversity is the blessing of the New.

Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament;
Adversity is the blessing of the New.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Fortune is like the market, where, many times, if you can stay a little, the price will fall.

Fortune is like the market, where, many times, if you can stay a little, the price will fall.

Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to read more

Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.

All rising to great place is by winding stair.

All rising to great place is by winding stair.