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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God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires
Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom
Friends are thieves of time
Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason
Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse
Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable
Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried, or childless men
By indignities men come to dignities
Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the Infinite
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds
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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