Francis Bacon Quotes

1561-1626, British Philosopher, Essayist, Statesman
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“Knowledge is power.”
Knowledge
“Age will not be defied.”
Age and Aging
“Riches are for spending.”
Excess
“Opportunity makes a thief.”
Opportunity
“Mysteries are due to secrecy.”
Mystery
“In charity there is no excess.”
Charity
“Silence is the virtue of a fool.”
VerifiedThe Advancement of Learning (1605), Book VI, xxxi · evidenceSilence
“All colors will agree in the dark.”
Prejudice
“It is natural to die as to be born.”
Death and Dying
“Nature is commanded by obeying her.”
Nature
“By indignities men come to dignities.”
Insults
“Cure the disease and kill the patient.”
Doctors
“God's first creature, which was light.”
Creation
“A good conscience is a continual feast.”
Conscience
“Acorns were good until bread was found.”
Improvement
“Consistency is the foundation of virtue.”
Consistency
“The place of justice is a hallowed place.”
Court
“Knowledge and human power are synonymous.”
Knowledge
“The best armor is to keep out of gunshot.”
Strategies
“A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.”
Questions
“Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.”
Wisdom
“Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.”
Virtue
“Money makes a good servant, but a bad master.”
Money
“I would live to study, and not study to live.”
Studying
“Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.”
VerifiedApophthegms (1624) · evidenceHope
“The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.”
Responsibility