Francis Bacon ( 10 of 168 )
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.]
Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life.
Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life.
Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.
Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.
Our humanity is a poor thing, except for the divinity that stirs within us.
Our humanity is a poor thing, except for the divinity that stirs within us.
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.
A graceful and pleasing figure is a perpetual letter of recommendation.
A graceful and pleasing figure is a perpetual letter of recommendation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
