Francis Bacon ( 10 of 168 )
Acorns were good till bread was found.
Acorns were good till bread was found.
Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak
agreeably to him with whom we deal is more read more
Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak
agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good
words or in good order.
Constancy is the foundation of virtue.
Constancy is the foundation of virtue.
He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils.
He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils.
States are great engines moving slowly.
States are great engines moving slowly.
It was prettily devised of Aesop: The fly sat upon the axle-tree
of the chariot-wheel, and said, What a read more
It was prettily devised of Aesop: The fly sat upon the axle-tree
of the chariot-wheel, and said, What a dust do I raise!
Boldness is a child of ignorance.
Boldness is a child of ignorance.
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.
But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books,
exempted from the wrong of time, and capable read more
But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books,
exempted from the wrong of time, and capable of perpetual
renovation.
Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.
Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.
