Francis Bacon

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him read more

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.

I had rather believe all the fables in the Legends and the Talmud
and the Alcoran, than that this read more

I had rather believe all the fables in the Legends and the Talmud
and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a
mind.

The sun, which passeth through pollutions and itself remains as
pure as before.

The sun, which passeth through pollutions and itself remains as
pure as before.

Learning hath his infancy, when it is but beginning and almost
childish; then his youth, when it is luxuriant read more

Learning hath his infancy, when it is but beginning and almost
childish; then his youth, when it is luxuriant and juvenile; then
his strength of years, when it is solid and reduced; and lastly
his old age, when it waxeth dry and exhaust.

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears.

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears.