I would like, in my arbitrary way, to bring one nearer to the actual human being. Francis Bacon More Quotes by Francis Bacon More Quotes From Francis Bacon People prefer to believe what they want to be true. Francis Bacon wantbelievepeople If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess him. Francis Bacon greedmoneymen Wonder is the seed of knowledge Francis Bacon seedswonderscience The correlative to loving our neighbors as ourselves is hating ourselves as we hate our neighbors. Francis Bacon neighborhate Why should I be angry with a man for loving himself better than me? Francis Bacon self-loveshouldmen Love and envy make a man pine, which other affections do not, because they are not so continual. Francis Bacon affectionenvymen For a crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love. Francis Bacon real-friendslonelinesslove 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. Francis Bacon advicegivinghands Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. Francis Bacon errorstruthdog No pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage-ground of truth. Francis Bacon inspirational-lifetruthlying Let the mind be enlarged... to the grandeur of the mysteries, and not the mysteries contracted to the narrowness of the mind Francis Bacon mysterymindscience It is in life as it is in ways, the shortest way is commonly the foulest, and surely the fairer way is not much about. Francis Bacon lifeway He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator. Francis Bacon changeacceptancetime Suspicions that the mind, of itself, gathers, are but buzzes; but suspicions that are artificially nourished and put into men's heads by the tales and whisperings of others, have stings. Francis Bacon doubtmindmen He that cometh to seek after knowledge, with a mind to scorn, shall be sure to find matter for his humour, but no matter for his instruction. Francis Bacon mattermindknowledge There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. Francis Bacon beautyhappinessart To say that a man lieth, is as much to say, as that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards men. Francis Bacon cowardbravemen The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding. Francis Bacon subtletyunderstandingnature Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance. Francis Bacon deceitsubstancelying Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses. Francis Bacon weddingmarriagemen
