Francis Bacon ( 10 of 168 )
He that seeketh to be eminent amongst able men hath a great task; but that is ever good for the read more
He that seeketh to be eminent amongst able men hath a great task; but that is ever good for the public. But he that plots to be the only figure amongst ciphers is the decay of a whole age.
Boldness is a child of ignorance.
Boldness is a child of ignorance.
Wives are young men's mistresses; companions for middle age; and
old men's nurses.
Wives are young men's mistresses; companions for middle age; and
old men's nurses.
And let him be sure to leave other men their turns to speak.
And let him be sure to leave other men their turns to speak.
It was prettily devised of Aesop: The fly sat upon the axle-tree
of the chariot-wheel, and said, What a read more
It was prettily devised of Aesop: The fly sat upon the axle-tree
of the chariot-wheel, and said, What a dust do I raise!
Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.
Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.
Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
Constancy is the foundation of virtue.
Constancy is the foundation of virtue.
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.
The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
