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Quotes from Francis Bacon

It is impossible to love and be wise.
~ Francis Bacon
Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted ...but to weigh and consider.
~ Francis Bacon
In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.
~ Francis Bacon
There are two ways of spreading light..to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
~ Francis Bacon
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few are to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.
~ Francis Bacon
If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted
~ Francis Bacon
The general root of superstition : namely, that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss; and commit to memory the one, and forget and pass over the other.
~ Francis Bacon
The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it.
~ Francis Bacon
Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends
~ Francis Bacon
Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.
~ Francis Bacon
There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying.
~ Francis Bacon
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.
~ Francis Bacon
Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.
~ Francis Bacon
Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason.
~ Francis Bacon
Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.
~ Francis Bacon
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.
~ Francis Bacon
Even within the most beautiful landscape, in the trees, under the leaves the insects are eating each other; violence is a part of life.
~ Francis Bacon
Every person born in the USA is endowed with life, liberty, and a substantial share of the national debt.
~ Francis Bacon
God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires.
~ Francis Bacon
A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
~ Francis Bacon
Wise men make more opportunities than they find.
~ Francis Bacon
If a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics.
~ Francis Bacon
The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs.
~ Francis Bacon
Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.
~ Francis Bacon