Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.

Quote by Francis Bacon

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It is a certain sign of a wise government and proceeding that it can hold...

It is a certain sign of a wise government and proceeding that it can hold...

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...

The remedy is worse than the disease.

The remedy is worse than the disease.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

For also knowledge itself is power.

For also knowledge itself is power.

Silence is the virtue of fools.

Silence is the virtue of fools.

Oh! death will find me long before I tire of watching you.

Oh! death will find me long before I tire of watching you.

I have often thought upon death, and I find it the least of all evils.

I have often thought upon death, and I find it the least of all evils.

Acorns were good until bread was found.

Acorns were good until bread was found.

Money is like manure, of very little use except it be spread.

Money is like manure, of very little use except it be spread.

Little do men perceive what solitude is, and how far it extendeth. For a crowd...

Little do men perceive what solitude is, and how far it extendeth. For a crowd...

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds

In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it...

In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it...

Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old...

Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old...

Money is like muck, not good except it be spread.

Money is like muck, not good except it be spread.

It is natural to die as to be born.

It is natural to die as to be born.

Friends are thieves of time.

Friends are thieves of time.

The arch-flatterer, with whom all the petty flatterers have intelligence, is a man's self.

The arch-flatterer, with whom all the petty flatterers have intelligence, is a man's self.

The private citizen, beset by partisan appeals for the loan of his Public Opinion, will...

The private citizen, beset by partisan appeals for the loan of his Public Opinion, will...

There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates...

There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates...