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Francis Bacon Quotes: "Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom."

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "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."

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 Quotes: "If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties."

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "All rising to great places is by a winding stair."

All rising to great places is by a winding stair.




Francis Bacon Quotes: "It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity."

It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true."

Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool."

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.




Francis Bacon Quotes: "Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider."

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "Life is a marshmallow, easy to chew but hard to swallow."

Life is a marshmallow, easy to chew but hard to swallow.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man."

Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "Knowledge is power."

Knowledge is power.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "Let the mind be enlarged... to the grandeur of the mysteries, and not the mysteries contracted to the narrowness of the mind"

Let the mind be enlarged... to the grandeur of the mysteries, and not the mysteries contracted to the narrowness of the mind




Francis Bacon 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."

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 Quotes: "Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise."

Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "You cannot teach a child to take care of himself unless you will let him try to take care of himself. He will make mistakes and out of these mistakes will come his wisdom."

You cannot teach a child to take care of himself unless you will let him try to take care of himself. He will make mistakes and out of these mistakes will come his wisdom.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "A little science estranges a man from God; a lot of science brings him back."

A little science estranges a man from God; a lot of science brings him back.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "Money is a great servant but a bad master."

Money is a great servant but a bad master.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "Reasoning draws a conclusion, but does not make the conclusion certain, unless the mind discovers it by the path of experience."

Reasoning draws a conclusion, but does not make the conclusion certain, unless the mind discovers it by the path of experience.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much."

Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "A prudent question is one-half of wisdom."

A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable."

Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience."

Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read."

Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the Infinite."

Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the Infinite.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil."

The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds."

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery."

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things by mingling its own nature with it."

The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things by mingling its own nature with it.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly."

Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am."

I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is."

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 Quotes: "If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted"

If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted



Francis Bacon Quotes: "In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present."

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "Cleanness of body was ever deemed to proceed from a due reverence to God."

Cleanness of body was ever deemed to proceed from a due reverence to God.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "God 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."

God 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 Bacon Quotes: "A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion."

A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "A bad man is worse when he pretends to be a saint."

A bad man is worse when he pretends to be a saint.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "The wonder of a single snowflake outweighs the wisdom of a million meteorologists."

The wonder of a single snowflake outweighs the wisdom of a million meteorologists.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying."

There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "They who derive their worth from their ancestors resemble potatoes, the most valuable part of which is underground."

They who derive their worth from their ancestors resemble potatoes, the most valuable part of which is underground.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "The worst men often give the best advice."

The worst men often give the best advice.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world."

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper."

Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "the serpent if it wants to become the dragon must eat itself."

the serpent if it wants to become the dragon must eat itself.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "Wonder is the seed of knowledge"

Wonder is the seed of knowledge



Francis Bacon Quotes: "The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses."

The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess him."

If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess him.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "Nothing opens the heart like a true friend, to whom you may impart griefs, joys, fears, hopes...and whatever lies upon the heart."

Nothing opens the heart like a true friend, to whom you may impart griefs, joys, fears, hopes...and whatever lies upon the heart.



Francis Bacon Quotes: "Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul."

Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul.