Francis Bacon ( 8 of 168 )
Vices of the time; vices of the man.
[Lat., Vitia temporis; vitia hominis.]
Vices of the time; vices of the man.
[Lat., Vitia temporis; vitia hominis.]
Judges ought to be more learned than witty, more reverend than
plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all read more
Judges ought to be more learned than witty, more reverend than
plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things,
integrity is their portion and proper virtue.
I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke of death.
I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke of death.
A little philosophy inclineth men's minds to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds to religion.
A little philosophy inclineth men's minds to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds to religion.
A crowd is not company, and faces are but a gallery of pictures.
A crowd is not company, and faces are but a gallery of pictures.
(He) put that which was most material in the postscript.
(He) put that which was most material in the postscript.
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few
to be chewed and digested.
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few
to be chewed and digested.
I hold every man a debtor to his profession; from the which as
men of course do seek to read more
I hold every man a debtor to his profession; from the which as
men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought
they of duty to endeavor themselves, by way of amends, to be a
help and ornament thereunto.
