Francis Bacon ( 10 of 168 )
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.
He that seeketh to be eminent amongst able men hath a great task; but that is ever good for the read more
He that seeketh to be eminent amongst able men hath a great task; but that is ever good for the public. But he that plots to be the only figure amongst ciphers is the decay of a whole age.
Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.
Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.
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!
All rising to great place is by winding stair.
All rising to great place is by winding stair.
Boldness is a child of ignorance.
Boldness is a child of ignorance.
The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
And let him be sure to leave other men their turns to speak.
And let him be sure to leave other men their turns to speak.
Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
There is no great concurrence between learning and wisdom.
There is no great concurrence between learning and wisdom.
