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
curious harp medicine music office poet poets tune
The poets did well to conjoin music and medicine, because the office of medicine is but to tune the curious harp of man's body.
divinity humanity poor within
Our humanity were a poor thing were it not for the divinity which stirs within us
petty self whom
The arch-flatterer, with whom all the petty flatterers have intelligence, is a man's self
living
As the births of living creatures, at first, are ill-shapen: so are all Innovations, which are the births of time.
study
I would live to study, and not study to live.
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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.
strength
Many a man's strength is in opposition, and when he faileth, he groweth out of use
anchors cases decided laws state
Decided cases are the anchors of the law, as laws are of the state
image opened till understanding
For the world is not to be narrowed till it will go into the understanding (which has been done hitherto), but the understanding is to be expanded and opened till it can take in the image of the world
friendly love maketh
Nuptial love maketh mankind; friendly love perfecteth it; but wanton love corrupteth and embaseth it.
counsel execution good great unless
In counsel it is good to see dangers; but in execution not to see them unless they be very great
knowledge province taken
I have taken all knowledge to be my province