Francis Bacon

Quotes

• “God has, in fact, written two books, not just one. Of course, we are all familiar with the first book he wrote, namely S...”
• “Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in o...”
• “If in other sciences we should arrive at certainty without doubt and truth without error, it behooves us to place the fo...”
• “Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.”
• “Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted ...but to weigh and consider.”
• “Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.”
• “Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.”
• “For the things of this world cannot be made known without a knowledge of mathematics.”
• “Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse.”
• “The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.”
• “Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.”
• “the serpent if it wants to become the dragon must eat itself.”
• “The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.”
• “Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.”
• “It is impossible to love and to be wise.”
• “Wonder is the seed of knowledge”