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

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

Topics: Certainty Quotes, Doubt Quotes

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...

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

Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.

Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.

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...

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...

The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.

The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.

A just fear of an imminent danger, though there be no blow given, is a...

A just fear of an imminent danger, though there be no blow given, is a...

Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse.

Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse.

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.

Nothing is terrible except fear itself.

Nothing is terrible except fear itself.

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...

Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.

Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.

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...

Revenge is a kind of wild justice.

Revenge is a kind of wild justice.

He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the...

He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the...

The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not...

The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not...

Silence is the virtue of fools.

Silence is the virtue of fools.

Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full...

Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full...

Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrusts himself

Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrusts himself