Maxioms by Francis Bacon
Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest will either be supplied or its loss will read more
Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest will either be supplied or its loss will not be felt.
 He that hath a wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; 
for they are impediments to great enterprises, read more 
 He that hath a wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; 
for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue 
or mischief. 
 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. 
Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.
Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.