Habit, if wisely and skillfully formed, becomes truly a second nature; but unskillfully and unmethodically depicted, it will be as it were an ape of nature, which imitates nothing to the life, but only clumsily and awkwardly

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

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They that deny a God destroy man's nobility, for certainly man is of kin to...

They that deny a God destroy man's nobility, for certainly man is of kin to...

The remedy is worse than the disease.

The remedy is worse than the disease.

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...

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 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...

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...

Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the Infinite.

Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the Infinite.

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...

Nothing is terrible except fear itself.

Nothing is terrible except fear itself.

Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the...

Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the...

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

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

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...

He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and...

He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and...

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

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

Boldness is a child of ignorance

Boldness is a child of ignorance

Such is the way of all superstition, whether in astrology, dreams, omens, divine judgments, or...

Such is the way of all superstition, whether in astrology, dreams, omens, divine judgments, or...

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 was reading a book... 'the history of glue' - I couldn't put it down.

I was reading a book... 'the history of glue' - I couldn't put it down.

The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world...

The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world...

Depend upon yourself. Make your judgement trustworthy by trusting it. You can develop good judgement...

Depend upon yourself. Make your judgement trustworthy by trusting it. You can develop good judgement...

I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich...

I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich...

I tell you in truth: all men are Prophets or else God does not exist.

I tell you in truth: all men are Prophets or else God does not exist.