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
death home ready
Death is a friend of ours; and he that is not ready to entertain him is not at home.
change secret states
It is a secret both in nature and state, that it is safer to change many things than one.
atheist light miracle
There was never miracle wrought by God to convert an atheist, because the light of nature might have led him to confess a God.
memories men roots
The general root of superstition is that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss, and commit to memory the one, and pass over the other.
errors confusion experience
Truth comes out of error more readily than out of confusion.
wiser spaniards seems
The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are.
execution blind danger
Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences whence it is bad in council though good in execution.
funny family important
Important families are like potatoes. The best parts are underground.
envy affection has-beens
None of the affections have been noted to fascinate and bewitch but envy.
sleep exercise long
To be free minded and cheerfully disposed at hours of meat and sleep and of exercise is one of the best precepts of long lasting.
time ancient latter
Ask counsel of both timesof the ancient time what is best, and of the latter time what is fittest.
peace war father
Croesus said to Cambyses; That peace was better than war; because in peace the sons did bury their fathers, but in wars the fathers did bury their sons.
humanity divinity poor
Our humanity is a poor thing, except for the divinity that stirs within us.
church guarantees literature
If I might control the literature of the household, I would guarantee the well-being of Church and State.