Quote #21225
Read not to contradict and confute, not to believe and take for granted, not...
Category Archives: Francis Bacon
Quote #21194
Silence is the virtue of fools.
Quote #21210
Man, being the servant and interpreter of nature, can do and understand so much...
Quote #21226
Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to...
Quote #21195
A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
Quote #21211
A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth man’s...
Quote #21227
Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.
Quote #21196
Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.
Quote #21212
He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils for time is...
Quote #21228
Never exaggerate your faults. Your friends will attend to that.