Quotes by Francis Bacon about Good

11 quotes by Francis Bacon about good

Francis Bacon English Philosopher

Acorns were good until bread was found.

Acorns were good until bread was found.

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Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and...

Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences whence it is bad in council though good in execution.

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Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak...

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order.

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Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may...

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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He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.

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Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.

Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.

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Riches are a good hand maiden, but a poor mistress.

Riches are a good hand maiden, but a poor mistress.

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Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest...

Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest will either be supplied or its loss will not be felt.

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The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning...

The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.

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There is a wisdom in this beyond the rules of physic: a man's own observation what he finds good of and what he finds hurt of is the best physic to preserve health.

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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too...

Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out.

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