He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief.


Francis Bacon

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Atheism is rather in the lip than in the heart of man.
FRANCIS BACON
It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringe...
FRANCIS BACON
I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this u...
FRANCIS BACON
Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all of which...
FRANCIS BACON
Anger makes dull men witty -- but it keeps them poor.
FRANCIS BACON
He that gives good advice builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example builds with b...
FRANCIS BACON
There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself,...
FRANCIS BACON
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes.
FRANCIS BACON
They that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils.
FRANCIS BACON
Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.
FRANCIS BACON
People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingraine...
FRANCIS BACON
God's first creature, which was light.
FRANCIS BACON
Speech of yourself ought to be seldom and well chosen.
FRANCIS BACON
Look to make your course regular, that men may know beforehand what they may expect.
FRANCIS BACON
The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs.
FRANCIS BACON
A good conscience is a continual feast.
FRANCIS BACON
The wisdom of our ancestors.
FRANCIS BACON
Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life.
FRANCIS BACON
Men commonly think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and imbibed op...
FRANCIS BACON
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.
FRANCIS BACON
Boldness is a child of ignorance.
FRANCIS BACON
Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; Adversity is the blessing of the New.
FRANCIS BACON
All authority must be out of a man's self, turned . . . either upon an art, or upon a man. - ...
FRANCIS BACON
The World's a bubble, and the Life of Man less than a span: In his conception wretched, from the w...
FRANCIS BACON
Men fear Death, as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increas...
FRANCIS BACON