Boldness is a child of ignorance

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

Topics: Boldness Quotes, Ignorance Quotes

It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the...

It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the...

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...

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears: they cannot...

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears: they cannot...

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...

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We...

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We...

God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires

God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires

Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.

Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.

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

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

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

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

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

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things...

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things...

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and...

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and...

He that hath knowledge spareth his words.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words.

Young men are fitter to invent than to judge, fitter for execution than for counsel,...

Young men are fitter to invent than to judge, fitter for execution than for counsel,...

A prudent question is one half of wisdom.

A prudent question is one half of wisdom.

Knowledge itself is power

Knowledge itself is power

Knowledge and human power are synonymous

Knowledge and human power are synonymous

This delivering of knowledge in distinct and disjointed aphorisms doth leave the wit of man...

This delivering of knowledge in distinct and disjointed aphorisms doth leave the wit of man...

I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be knowledge, silence to be...

I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be knowledge, silence to be...

Casey knew his baseball. He only made it look like he was fooling around. He...

Casey knew his baseball. He only made it look like he was fooling around. He...