Francis Bacon ( 10 of 168 )
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.
Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
As the births of living creatures, at first, are ill-shapen: so are all Innovations, which are the births of time.
As the births of living creatures, at first, are ill-shapen: so are all Innovations, which are the births of time.
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.
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.
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.
Young men are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for
execution than for counsel; and fitter for new read more
Young men are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for
execution than for counsel; and fitter for new projects than for
settled business.
Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament;
Adversity is the blessing of the New.
Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament;
Adversity is the blessing of the New.
Wives are young men's mistresses; companions for middle age; and
old men's nurses.
Wives are young men's mistresses; companions for middle age; and
old men's nurses.
All rising to great place is by winding stair.
All rising to great place is by winding stair.
