God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

Topics: God 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...

Cleanness of body was ever deemed to proceed from a due reverence to God.

Cleanness of body was ever deemed to proceed from a due reverence to God.

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...

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.

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

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

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god

Knowledge is power.

Knowledge is power.

It's not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what...

It's not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what...

Philosophy, when superficially studied, excites doubt; when thoroughly explored, it dispels it

Philosophy, when superficially studied, excites doubt; when thoroughly explored, it dispels it

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...

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...

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts: but if he...

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts: but if he...

The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.

The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.

Croesus said to Cambyses; That peace was better than war; because in peace the sons...

Croesus said to Cambyses; That peace was better than war; because in peace the sons...

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...

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, but to...

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, but to...

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...

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...

Nobody likes to hear it, because it's dull, but the reason you win or lose...

Nobody likes to hear it, because it's dull, but the reason you win or lose...

Every human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the...

Every human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the...

People are ridiculous only when they try or seem to be that which they are...

People are ridiculous only when they try or seem to be that which they are...