Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority. Francis Bacon More Quotes by Francis Bacon More Quotes From Francis Bacon Observation and experiment for gathering material, induction and deduction for elaborating it: these are are only good intellectual tools. Francis Bacon toolsintellectualscience ...to invent is to discover that we know not, and not to recover or resummon that which we already know Francis Bacon inventionknowsscience Let every student of nature take this as his rule, that whatever the mind seizes upon with particular satisfaction is to be held in suspicion. Francis Bacon naturedoubtscience Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience. Francis Bacon journeytravelschool The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. Francis Bacon afflictionghostjobs The ill and unfit choice of words wonderfully obstructs the understanding. Francis Bacon statisticsunderstandingchoices No one has yet been found so firm of mind and purpose as resolutely to compel himself to sweep away all theories and common notions, and to apply the understanding, thus made fair and even, to a fresh examination of particulars. Thus it happens that human knowledge, as we have it, is a mere medley and ill-digested mass, made up of much credulity and much accident, and also of the childish notions which we at first imbibed. Francis Bacon understandingscienceknowledge Chiefly the mold of a man's fortune is in his own hands. Francis Bacon confidenceresponsibilitymen It is not the lie that passeth through the mind, but the lie that sinketh in and settleth in it, that doth the hurt. Francis Bacon ignorancehurtlying In all negotiations of difficulty, a man may not look to sow and reap at once; but must prepare business, and so ripen it by degrees. Francis Bacon businessmenlooks It cannot be denied that outward accidents conduce much to fortune, favor, opportunity, death of others, occasion fitting virtue; but chiefly, the mold of a man's fortune is in his own hands Francis Bacon opportunitymenhands We rise to great heights by a winding staircase of small steps. Francis Bacon small-stepsheightinspirational Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing. Francis Bacon mindcharactermen Let no one think or maintain that a person can search too far or be too well studied in either the book of God's word or the book of God's works. Francis Bacon studybookthinking Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul. Francis Bacon optimismsoulpatience They who derive their worth from their ancestors resemble potatoes, the most valuable part of which is underground. Francis Bacon ancestorpotatoesvaluable The true bounds and limitations, whereby human knowledge is confined and circumscribed,... are three: the first, that we do not so place our felicity in knowledge, as we forget our mortality: the second, that we make application of our knowledge, to give ourselves repose and contentment, and not distates or repining: the third, that we do not presume by the contemplation of Nature to attain to the mysteries of God. Francis Bacon contentmentgivingknowledge Judges ought above all to remember the conclusion of the Roman Twelve Tables :The supreme law of all is the weal [weatlh/ well-being] of the people. Francis Bacon judginglawpeople Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable. Francis Bacon choicesinspirationallife Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may easily preserve it; but if you extinguish it, you will not easily kindle it again. Francis Bacon firefamemay
