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Francis Bacon

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A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.


— Francis Bacon


#religion #men

The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.


— Francis Bacon


#men #misses #observe #root #superstition

God has, in fact, written two books, not just one. Of course, we are all familiar with the first book he wrote, namely Scripture. But he has written a second book called creation.


— Francis Bacon


#god #scripture

Age appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust and old authors to read.


— Francis Bacon


#wine #age

A man that is young in years may be old in hours if he have lost no time.


— Francis Bacon


#life #time #age

Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.


— Francis Bacon


#hidden #nature #often #overcome #seldom

For a crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love.


— Francis Bacon


#love

Nature cannot be commanded except by being obeyed.


— Francis Bacon


#natural-hygiene #nature #nature

The virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue of adversity is fortitude.


— Francis Bacon


#inspirational

Knowledge is power.


— Francis Bacon


#knowledge #knowledge is power






About Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon Quotes




Did you know about Francis Bacon?

In 1588 he became MP for Liverpool and then for Middlesex in 1593. For the next three years he visited Blois Poitiers Tours Italy and Spain. For two years he worked quietly at Gray's Inn until he was admitted as an outer barrister in 1582.

Although his political career ended in disgrace he remained extremely influential through his works especially as philosophical advocate and practitioner of the scientific method during the scientific revolution. AlbanKt. He famously died by contracting pneumonia while studying the effects of freezing on the preservation of meat bringing him into a rare historical group of scientists who were killed by their own experiments.

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