Francis Bacon

I hold every man a debtor to his profession; from the which as
men of course do seek to read more

I hold every man a debtor to his profession; from the which as
men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought
they of duty to endeavor themselves, by way of amends, to be a
help and ornament thereunto.

We see spiders, flies or ants entombed and preserved forever in
amber, a more than royal tomb.

We see spiders, flies or ants entombed and preserved forever in
amber, a more than royal tomb.

All this is but a web of the wit; it can work nothing.

All this is but a web of the wit; it can work nothing.

Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.

Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.

Philosophy, when superficially studied, excites doubt; when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.

Philosophy, when superficially studied, excites doubt; when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.