Francis Bacon on beginning
Francis Bacon56 quotes“If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.”
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The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon The worst solitute is to be destitute of true friendship.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon There Are But Two Tragedies in Life-One is One’s Inability to attain One’s Heart’s Desire-The Other Is To Have It!
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Wonder is the seed of knowledge.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Silence is the virtue of fools.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.
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