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
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Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
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The noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless men.
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It is scarcely possible at once to admire and excel an author, as water rises no higher than the reservoir it falls from
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Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability.
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The best preservative to keep the mind on health is the faithful admonition of a friend.
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The zeal which begins with hypocrisy must conclude in treachery; at first it deceives, at last it betrays
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No man is angry that feels not himself hurt
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It was prettily devised of Aesop, ""The fly sat on the axle tree of the chariot wheel and said, what dust do I raise!
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The lame man who keeps the right road outstrips the runner who takes a wrong one. Nay, it is obvious that the more active and swift the latter is the further he will go astray.
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The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears: they cannot utter the one, nor will they utter the other
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The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears.
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Atheism is rather in the life than in the heart of man
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Ask a counsel of both times-of the ancient time what is best, and of the latter time what is fittest
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A sudden, bold, and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open