God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

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Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the Infinite.

Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the Infinite.

Knowledge itself is power

Knowledge itself 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.

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...

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense...

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense...

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...

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...

The worst men often give the best advice.

The worst men often give the best advice.

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...

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

Money is like manure, of very little use except it be spread.

Money is like manure, of very little use except it be spread.

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...

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...

There is superstition in avoiding superstitions

There is superstition in avoiding superstitions

Superstition is the weakness of the human mind; it is inherent in that mind; it...

Superstition is the weakness of the human mind; it is inherent in that mind; it...

I worry that, especially as the Millennium edges nearer, pseudo-science and superstition will seem year...

I worry that, especially as the Millennium edges nearer, pseudo-science and superstition will seem year...

Superstition is the religion of feeble minds

Superstition is the religion of feeble minds