A prudent question is one half of wisdom.

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be...

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be...

If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot...

If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot...

Knowledge itself is power

Knowledge itself is power

Atheism is rather in the life than in the heart of man

Atheism is rather in the life than in the heart of man

It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the...

It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the...

Houses are built to live in and not to look on.

Houses are built to live in and not to look on.

Such is the way of all superstition, whether in astrology, dreams, omens, divine judgments, or...

Such is the way of all superstition, whether in astrology, dreams, omens, divine judgments, or...

Soon silence will have passed into legend. Man has turned his back on silence. Day...

Soon silence will have passed into legend. Man has turned his back on silence. Day...

Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the...

Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the...

Men commonly think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and imbibed opinions,...

Men commonly think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and imbibed opinions,...

The desire for power in excess caused angels to fall; the desire for knowledge in...

The desire for power in excess caused angels to fall; the desire for knowledge in...

Knowledge is power.

Knowledge is power.

The way of fortune is like the milky way in the sky; which is a...

The way of fortune is like the milky way in the sky; which is a...

Great hypocrite are the real atheists.

Great hypocrite are the real atheists.

He was reputed one of the wise men that made answer to the question, when...

He was reputed one of the wise men that made answer to the question, when...

Nature is a labyrinth in which the very haste you move with will make you...

Nature is a labyrinth in which the very haste you move with will make you...

To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.

To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.

Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels...

Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels...

Women should be obscene and not heard.

Women should be obscene and not heard.

It ain't so much the things we don't know that get us in trouble. It's...

It ain't so much the things we don't know that get us in trouble. It's...