Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

Topics: Custom Quotes, Life Quotes, Principles Quotes

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...

The poets did well to conjoin music and medicine, because the office of medicine is...

The poets did well to conjoin music and medicine, because the office of medicine is...

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

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

A just fear of an imminent danger, though there be no blow given, is a...

A just fear of an imminent danger, though there be no blow given, is a...

Knowledge is power.

Knowledge is power.

The place of justice is a hallowed place

The place of justice is a hallowed place

I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke...

I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke...

Men suppose their reason has command over their words; still it happens that words in...

Men suppose their reason has command over their words; still it happens that words in...

The worst men often give the best advice.

The worst men often give the best advice.

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...

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...

Silence is the virtue of fools.

Silence is the virtue of fools.

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority

The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.

The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.

The best preservative to keep the mind on health is the faithful admonition of a...

The best preservative to keep the mind on health is the faithful admonition of a...

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.

Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.

Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek...

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek...

Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.

Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.

Disapproval of homosexuality cannot justify invading the houses, hearts and minds of citizens who choose...

Disapproval of homosexuality cannot justify invading the houses, hearts and minds of citizens who choose...

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for...

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for...