I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.

Quote by Francis Bacon

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For also knowledge itself is power.

For also knowledge itself is power.

In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it...

In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it...

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.

When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never...

When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never...

People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions,...

People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions,...

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...

Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine...

Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine...

Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest will either be...

Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest will either be...

The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused...

The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused...

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom...

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom...

The correlative to loving our neighbors as ourselves is hating ourselves as we hate our...

The correlative to loving our neighbors as ourselves is hating ourselves as we hate our...

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...

It is impossible to love and be wise.

It is impossible to love and be wise.

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...

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...

Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion.

Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion.

Oh! death will find me long before I tire of watching you.

Oh! death will find me long before I tire of watching you.

The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses...

The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses...

Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance.

Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance.

The fortune which nobody sees makes a person happy and unenvied.

The fortune which nobody sees makes a person happy and unenvied.