Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.
Quote by Francis Bacon about books
Quotes by Francis Bacon, page 4
107 quotes by Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon - english Philosopher
Was born on 22 jan 1561.
Died on 09 apr 1626, at 65 years old.
Died on 09 apr 1626, at 65 years old.
Origin country: United Kingdom
Studies perfect nature and are perfected still by experience.
Quote by Francis Bacon about experience, nature, perfection
The correlative to loving our neighbors as ourselves is hating ourselves as we hate our neighbors.
Quote by Francis Bacon about hate
The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall, the desire of knowledge caused men to fall.
Quote by Francis Bacon about religion, fall, knowledge, power, man
The fortune which nobody sees makes a person happy and unenvied.
Quote by Francis Bacon about wealth, happiness, people
The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs.
Quote by Francis Bacon about genius, nation, spirit
The great end of life is not knowledge but action.
Quote by Francis Bacon about action, knowledge, end, life
The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears.
Quote by Francis Bacon about parents, secret
The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.
Quote by Francis Bacon about soul, art, magic, human imperfections, things, good, good luck, life
The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.
Quote by Francis Bacon about superstitions, man, things
The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding.
Quote by Francis Bacon about nature
The way of fortune is like the milkyway in the sky; which is a number of small stars, not seen asunder, but giving light together: so it is a number of little and scarce discerned virtues, or rather faculties and customs, that make men fortunate.
Quote by Francis Bacon about numbers, wealth, celebrity, stars, sky, light, man
The worst solitude is to have no real friendships.
Quote by Francis Bacon about solitude, real estate
