Maxioms by Francis Bacon
One of the Seven was wont to say: "That laws were like cobwebs;
where the small flies were caught, read more
One of the Seven was wont to say: "That laws were like cobwebs;
where the small flies were caught, and the great brake through."
But no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage
ground of Truth.
But no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage
ground of Truth.
Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.
Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.
A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
A cripple in the right way may beat a racer in the wrong one. Nay, the fleeter and better the read more
A cripple in the right way may beat a racer in the wrong one. Nay, the fleeter and better the racer is, who hath once missed his way, the farther he leaveth it behind.
