Francis Bacon
England
22 Jan 1561 // 9 Apr 1626
Philosopher / Statesman / Essayist
22 Jan 1561 // 9 Apr 1626
Philosopher / Statesman / Essayist
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Knowledge and human power are synonymous, since the ignorance of the cause frustrates the effect
But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books, exempted from the wrong of time, and capable of perpetual renovation
For all knowledge and wonder (which is the seed of knowledge) is an impression of pleasure in itself
Vain-glorious men are the scorn of the wise, the admiration of fools, the idols of paradise, and the slaves of their own vaunts
Truth comes out of error more readily than out of confusion
To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none
To choose time is to save time
There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding, and that which is lost by not trying
There is in human nature generally more of the fool than of the wise
The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays