For my name and memory, I leave it to men's charitable speeches, to foreign nations, and to the next ages.

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

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Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority

There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that lost...

There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that lost...

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture...

Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture...

Come home to men's business and bosoms.

Come home to men's business and bosoms.

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...

Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.

Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.

Knowledge is power.

Knowledge is power.

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.

Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study

Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study

Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do...

Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do...

Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part...

Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part...

God never wrought miracles to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it.

God never wrought miracles to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it.

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...

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...

Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the Infinite.

Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the Infinite.

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...

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

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

An eye for an eye would make the whole world blind.

An eye for an eye would make the whole world blind.

The best revenge is just moving on and getting over it. Don't give someone the...

The best revenge is just moving on and getting over it. Don't give someone the...