Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban PC KCwas an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, and author. He served both as Attorney General and as Lord Chancellor of England. After his death, he remained extremely influential through his works, especially as philosophical advocate and practitioner of the scientific method during the scientific revolution...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth21 January 1561
doth higher shows
He doth like the ape, that the higher he clymbes the more he shows his ars
admiration cannot discretion good hold man proportion
It is good discretion not to make too much of any man at the first; because one cannot hold out that proportion
amongst bats fly suspicions thoughts
Suspicions amongst thoughts are like bats amongst birds, they ever fly by twilight.
charity dead goods liberal man rather until weighs
He that defers his charity until he is dead is, if a man weighs it rightly, rather liberal of another man's goods than his own
impossible love wise
It is impossible to love and be wise
english-philosopher joys parents
The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears.
english-philosopher few
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.
ceremonies constant divisions evils heathen quarrels rather religion rites unknown
The quarrels and divisions about religion were evils unknown to the heathen. The reason was because the religion of the heathen consisted rather in rites and ceremonies than in any constant belief.
admit men open receive reserved shut won
It is nothing won to admit men with an open door, yet to receive them with a shut and reserved countenance.
champagne pain sham
Champagne for my sham friends; real pain for my real friends.
childless noblest works
The noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless men.
admired either great
All things are admired either because they are new or because they are great
innocent pope portrait study
Study After Velasquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X,
ancient ask both counsel latter time
Ask a counsel of both times-of the ancient time what is best, and of the latter time what is fittest