Tag: Francis Bacon
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Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.
Francis Bacon
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I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.
Francis Bacon
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But men must know, that in this theatre of man’s life it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers on.
Francis Bacon
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Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
Francis Bacon
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Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion.
Francis Bacon
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A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.
Francis Bacon
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People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom.
Francis Bacon
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Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason.
Francis Bacon
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We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.
Francis Bacon
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The correlative to loving our neighbors as ourselves is hating ourselves as we hate our neighbors.
Francis Bacon