It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

Topics: Liberty Quotes, Power Quotes

Atheism is rather in the life than in the heart of man

Atheism is rather in the life than in the heart of man

Fortune his like the market, where many times, if you can stay a little, the...

Fortune his like the market, where many times, if you can stay a little, 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...

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...

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

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

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...

The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.

The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.

Silence is the virtue of fools.

Silence is the virtue of fools.

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

Revenge is a kind of wild justice.

Revenge is a kind of wild justice.

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...

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

Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study

Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study

Men in great place are thrice servants, - servants of the sovereign or state, servants...

Men in great place are thrice servants, - servants of the sovereign or state, servants...

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...

There is superstition in avoiding superstitions

There is superstition in avoiding superstitions

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...

It is impossible to imagine existence void of any intelligence.

It is impossible to imagine existence void of any intelligence.

Find the seed at the bottom of your heart and bring forth a flower.

Find the seed at the bottom of your heart and bring forth a flower.

The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange...

The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange...

A keen sense of humor helps us to overlook the unbecoming, understand the unconventional, tolerated...

A keen sense of humor helps us to overlook the unbecoming, understand the unconventional, tolerated...