Maxioms by Francis Bacon
Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
We cannot command nature except by obeying her.
We cannot command nature except by obeying her.
I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.
I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.
Love and envy make a man pine, which other affections do not, because they are not so continual.
Love and envy make a man pine, which other affections do not, because they are not so continual.
The sun, which passeth through pollutions and itself remains as
pure as before.
The sun, which passeth through pollutions and itself remains as
pure as before.