Quotes by Francis Bacon about Man
32 quotes by Francis Bacon about man
Francis Bacon English Philosopher
A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.
Quote by Francis Bacon about man
A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open.
Quote by Francis Bacon about man
But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers on.
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Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried, or childless men.
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For my name and memory I leave to men's charitable speeches, and to foreign nations and the next ages.
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I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke of death.
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I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.
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If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.
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In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.
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It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.
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Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.
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The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall, the desire of knowledge caused men to fall.
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The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.
Quote by Francis Bacon about man
