People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom.

Quote by Francis Bacon

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Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised...

Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised...

God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us,...

God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us,...

Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck...

Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck...

Knowledge and human power are synonymous.

Knowledge and human power are synonymous.

For also knowledge itself is power.

For also knowledge itself is power.

The remedy is worse than the disease.

The remedy is worse than the disease.

Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to,...

Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to,...

Nothing is pleasant that is not spiced with variety.

Nothing is pleasant that is not spiced with variety.

Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.

Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.

Discern of the coming on of years, and think not to do the same things...

Discern of the coming on of years, and think not to do the same things...

He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the...

He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the...

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only...

But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only...

Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.

Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen...

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen...

Houses are built to live in, and not to look on: therefore let use be...

Houses are built to live in, and not to look on: therefore let use be...

A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds...

A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds...

This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise...

This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise...

Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion.

Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion.

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.