50+ Francis Bacon Quotes | Minimalist Quotes

For 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 BACON

Company Love Philosophy Talk
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man
FRANCIS BACON

Man Philosophy Reading Writing
Knowledge itself is power.
FRANCIS BACON

Knowledge One Liner Power Strength
It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself.
FRANCIS BACON

Deep Die Fate Philosophy Sad
Money is like manure, its only good if you spread it around.
FRANCIS BACON

Good Philosophy
I will never be an old man. To me old age is always 15 years older than I am.
FRANCIS BACON

Age Man Myself Old Philosophy
There are two ways of spreading light, to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
FRANCIS BACON

Deep Light Philosophy Reflection Way
Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.
FRANCIS BACON

Book Eat Taste
Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.
FRANCIS BACON

Friendship Pain Real Wine
Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.
FRANCIS BACON

Deep Hard Speak Truth
Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
FRANCIS BACON

Moment Value Writing
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
FRANCIS BACON

Bright Darkness Deep Inspirational Light Present Shine
A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.
FRANCIS BACON

Atheist Deep Man Mind Philosophy Religion
Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.
FRANCIS BACON

Hide Nature Overcome
Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
FRANCIS BACON

Habit Life Philosophy
Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.
FRANCIS BACON

Deep Imagination Man Philosophy
It is impossible to love and be wise.
FRANCIS BACON

Deep Impossible Love One Liner Wise
For friends, do but look upon good books, they are true friends, that will neither flatter nor dissemble.
FRANCIS BACON

Book Deep Friendship Good True
The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
FRANCIS BACON

One Liner Power Survive
Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
FRANCIS BACON

One Liner Time Truth
The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.
FRANCIS BACON

Interest People Sex
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 BACON

Beginning Forever Hands Live Melt Moment Stars
The worst solitute is to be destitute of true friendship.
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Friendship Solitude True
If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted.
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Accomplishment Achieve Inspirational
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
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Find Inspirational Man Opportunity Wise
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 BACON

Desire Heart Life Philosophy Tragedy
Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
FRANCIS BACON

Bold Greatness Mad One Liner

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