Francis Bacon ( 10 of 168 )
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.
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.
Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.
Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.
So that every wand or staff of empire is forsooth curved at top.
[Lat., Adeo ut omnes imperii virga read more
So that every wand or staff of empire is forsooth curved at top.
[Lat., Adeo ut omnes imperii virga sive bacillum vere superius
inflexum sit.]
A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.
A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.
The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears.
The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears.
A graceful and pleasing figure is a perpetual letter of recommendation.
A graceful and pleasing figure is a perpetual letter of recommendation.
Some books are to be tasted; others swallowed; and some to be chewed and digested.
Some books are to be tasted; others swallowed; and some to be chewed and digested.
There was never law, or set, or opinion did so much magnify
goodness, as the Christian religion doth.
There was never law, or set, or opinion did so much magnify
goodness, as the Christian religion doth.
Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they
are incensed or crushed.
Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they
are incensed or crushed.
