Francis Bacon ( 10 of 168 )
Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.
Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.
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.
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.
The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
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.
If money be not they servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to read more
If money be not they servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess him.
All rising to great place is by winding stair.
All rising to great place is by winding stair.
There is no great concurrence between learning and wisdom.
There is no great concurrence between learning and wisdom.
Constancy is the foundation of virtue.
Constancy is the foundation of virtue.
