I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a Mind.

Quote by Francis Bacon

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For also knowledge itself is power.

For also knowledge itself is power.

Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.

Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.

It is as hard and severe a thing to be a true politician as to...

It is as hard and severe a thing to be a true politician as to...

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

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

Out of monuments, names, words, proverbs, traditions, private records and evidences, fragments of stories, passages...

Out of monuments, names, words, proverbs, traditions, private records and evidences, fragments of stories, passages...

The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good...

The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good...

I have often thought upon death, and I find it the least of all evils.

I have often thought upon death, and I find it the least of all evils.

God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.

God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.

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...

God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us,...

God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us,...

Books will speak plain when counselors blanch.

Books will speak plain when counselors blanch.

Knowledge and human power are synonymous.

Knowledge and human power are synonymous.

The place of justice is a hallowed place.

The place of justice is a hallowed place.

The four pillars of government . . . (which are religion, justice, counsel, and treasure).

The four pillars of government . . . (which are religion, justice, counsel, and treasure).

Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of...

Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of...

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...

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be...

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be...

Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old...

Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old...

I don't drink; I don't like it - it makes me feel good.

I don't drink; I don't like it - it makes me feel good.

No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and...

No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and...