Francis Bacon Quotes

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• It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.

  Francis Bacon

  Inspirational, Motivational, Integrity

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• Friends are thieves of time.

  Francis Bacon

  Friendship, Thieves

  Francis Bacon, William Rawley (1863). “Philosophical works”, p.349

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  Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.

  Francis Bacon

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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• Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

  Francis Bacon

  True Friend, Believe, Learning

  Novum Organum (1620).

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• A little science estranges a man from God;
  a lot of science brings him back.

  Francis Bacon

  Men, Littles

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• It's not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich; not what we read but what we remember that makes us learned; and not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.

  Francis Bacon

  Strong, Integrity, Character

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• Truth can never be reached by just listening to the voice of an authority.

  Francis Bacon

  Teaching, Voice, Justice

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  Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

  Francis Bacon

  Wise, Wisdom, Clever

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• Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much.

  Francis Bacon

  Questions And Answers

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• Hope is the most beneficial of all the affections, and doth much to the prolongation of life.

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  Anticipation, Affection, Beneficial

  Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu (1844). “The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: With a Life of the Author”, p.495

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• Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.

  Francis Bacon

  Life, Education, Teacher

  'Essays' (1625) 'Of Studies'

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• Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.

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  Adversity, Vices, Prosperity

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• If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted

  Francis Bacon

  Motivational, Change, Science

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• All colours will agree in the dark.

  Francis Bacon

  Dark, Colour, Agree

  'Essays' (1625) 'Of Unity in Religion'

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• There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

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  Happiness, Wisdom, Humility

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• We rise to great heights by a winding staircase of small steps.

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  Inspirational, Small Steps, Height

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• A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

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  Inspirational, Success, Graduation

  1625 Essays, no.52,'Of Ceremonies and Respects'.

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• Wonder is the seed of knowledge

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  Science, Wonder, Seeds

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• Money is a great servant but a bad master.

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  Money, Masters, Servant

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• If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

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  Inspirational, Success, Wisdom

  The Advancement of Learning bk. 1, ch. 5, sec. 8 (1605)

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• Some men covet knowledge out of a natural curiosity and inquisitive temper; some to entertain the mind with variety and delight; some for ornament and reputation; some for victory and contention; many for lucre and a livelihood; and but few for employing the Divine gift of reason to the use and benefit of mankind.

  Francis Bacon

  Knowledge, Men, Curiosity

  Francis Bacon (2016). “The Advancement of Learning”, p.40, Jazzybee Verlag

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• Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.

  Francis Bacon

  Life, Success, Time

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

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  Funny, Laughter, Humor

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• I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.

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  Birthday, Time, Men

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• A bad man is worse when he pretends to be a saint.

  Francis Bacon

  Men, Saint, Bad Man

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