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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Little do men perceive what solitude is, and how far it extendeth. 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
Life, an age to the miserable, and a moment to the happy
Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance
It is impossible to love and to be wise
If we do not maintain justice, justice will not maintain us
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
I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am
Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper
He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator
Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may easily preserve it; but if you extinguish it, you will not easily kindle it again
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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