Maxioms by Francis Bacon
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.
Silence is the virtue of fools.
Silence is the virtue of fools.
Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.
Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.
Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.
Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.
Look to make your course regular, that men may know beforehand what they may expect.
Look to make your course regular, that men may know beforehand what they may expect.