Francis Bacon ( 10 of 168 )
The general root of superstition is that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss, and commit to read more
The general root of superstition is that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss, and commit to memory the one, and pass over the other.
A graceful and pleasing figure is a perpetual letter of recommendation.
A graceful and pleasing figure is a perpetual letter of recommendation.
So that every wand or staff of empire is forsooth curved at top.
[Lat., Adeo ut omnes imperii virga read more
So that every wand or staff of empire is forsooth curved at top.
[Lat., Adeo ut omnes imperii virga sive bacillum vere superius
inflexum sit.]
Love and envy make a man pine, which other affections do not, because they are not so continual.
Love and envy make a man pine, which other affections do not, because they are not so continual.
The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.
The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.
He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but read more
He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.
Constancy is the foundation of virtue.
Constancy is the foundation of virtue.
Look to make your course regular, that men may know beforehand what they may expect.
Look to make your course regular, that men may know beforehand what they may expect.
The greatest vicissitude of things amongst men, is the
vicissitude of sects and religions.
The greatest vicissitude of things amongst men, is the
vicissitude of sects and religions.
Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life.
Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life.
