Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.
FRANCIS BACONNature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.
FRANCIS BACONTruth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
FRANCIS BACONHe that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.
FRANCIS BACONA man that is young in years may be old in hours if he have lost no time.
FRANCIS BACONGod has, in fact, written two books, not just one. Of course, we are all familiar with the first book he wrote, namely Scripture. But he has written a second book called creation.
FRANCIS BACONBooks must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
FRANCIS BACONGreat boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
FRANCIS BACONFor a crowd is not company, and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love.
FRANCIS BACONThe remedy is worse than the disease.
FRANCIS BACONA wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
FRANCIS BACONI will never be an old man. To me old age is always 15 years older than I am.
FRANCIS BACONIt is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself.
FRANCIS BACONThe best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.
FRANCIS BACONIf we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted.
FRANCIS BACONKnowledge itself is power.
FRANCIS BACONMoney is a great servant but a bad master.
FRANCIS BACON