202 Quotations by Francis Bacon
- 21. Be so true to thyself as thou be not false to others.
![Be so true to thyself as thou be not false to others.. Francis Bacon.](/img/view.gif)
- 22. Believing that I was born for the service of mankind, and regarding the care of the commonwealth as ...
![Believing that I was born for the service of mankind, and regarding the care of the commonwealth as .... Francis Bacon.](/img/view.gif)
- 23. Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences whence it is bad in council thoug ...
![Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences whence it is bad in council thoug .... Francis Bacon.](/img/view.gif)
- 24. But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to be l ...
![But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to be l .... Francis Bacon.](/img/view.gif)
- 25. By indignities men come to dignities.
![By indignities men come to dignities.. Francis Bacon.](/img/view.gif)
- 26. Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried, o ...
![Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried, o .... Francis Bacon.](/img/view.gif)
- 27. Chiefly the mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
![Chiefly the mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.. Francis Bacon.](/img/view.gif)
- 28. Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter.
![Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter.. Francis Bacon.](/img/view.gif)
- 29. Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
![Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.. Francis Bacon.](/img/view.gif)
- 30. Consistency is the foundation of virtue.
![Consistency is the foundation of virtue.. Francis Bacon.](/img/view.gif)
- 31. Cure the disease and kill the patient.
![Cure the disease and kill the patient.. Francis Bacon.](/img/view.gif)
- 32. Discern of the coming on of years, and think not to do the same things still; for age will not be de ...
![Discern of the coming on of years, and think not to do the same things still; for age will not be de .... Francis Bacon.](/img/view.gif)
- 33. Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more ...
![Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more .... Francis Bacon.](/img/view.gif)
- 34. Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid.
![Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid.. Francis Bacon.](/img/view.gif)
- 35. For a crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, ...
![For a crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, .... Francis Bacon.](/img/view.gif)
- 36. For it is not possible to join serpentine wisdom with columbine innocence, except men know exactly a ...
![For it is not possible to join serpentine wisdom with columbine innocence, except men know exactly a .... Francis Bacon.](/img/view.gif)
- 37. For my name and memory I leave to men's charitable speeches, and to foreign nations and the next age ...
![For my name and memory I leave to men's charitable speeches, and to foreign nations and the next age .... Francis Bacon.](/img/view.gif)
- 38. Fortune is like the market, where, many times, if you can stay a little, the price will fall.
![Fortune is like the market, where, many times, if you can stay a little, the price will fall.. Francis Bacon.](/img/view.gif)
- 39. God almighty first planted a garden: and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasure.
![God almighty first planted a garden: and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasure.. Francis Bacon.](/img/view.gif)
- 40. God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires.
![God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires.. Francis Bacon.](/img/view.gif)
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