Francis Bacon

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

I had rather believe all the fables in the Legends and the Talmud
and the Alcoran, than that this read more

I had rather believe all the fables in the Legends and the Talmud
and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a
mind.

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.

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.

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid.

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid.