Famous Sir Francis Bacon Quotations

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"Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"Certainly virtue is like precious odors, most fragrant when they are incensed, or crushed: for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"A prudent question is one half of wisdom."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"By far the best proof is experience."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed or crushed: for prosperity doth best discover vice; but adversity doth best discover virtue."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"Death is a friend of ours; and he that is not ready to entertain him is not at home."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"Discretion in speech is more than eloquence."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"Dolendi modus, timendi non item.
(To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.)"
by Sir Francis Bacon
"For there is no question but a just fear of an imminent danger, though there be no blow given, is a lawful cause of war."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"He of whom many are afraid ought to fear many."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"Houses are built to live in, not to look on; therefore, let use be preferred before uniformity, except where both may be had."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"I have taken all knowledge to by my province."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"In charity there is no excess."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"Knowledge is power.
(Ipsa Scientia Potestas Est)"
by Sir Francis Bacon
"Man seeketh in society comfort, use and protection."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"Praise from the common people is generally false, and rather follows the vain that the virtuous."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"Read not to contradict and confute…nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"Read not to contradict and confute, not to believe and take for granted, not to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"The job of the artist is to deepen the mystery."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"The worst solitude is to be destitute of sincere friendship."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"There is no great concurrence between learning and wisdom"
by Sir Francis Bacon
"They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea."
by Sir Francis Bacon
"Whoever is out of patience is out of possession of his soul. Men must not turn into bees, and kill themselves in stinging others."
by Sir Francis Bacon


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