Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.

Quote by Francis Bacon

Topics: Witty Quotes

Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtile; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic...

Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtile; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic...

Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.

Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.

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...

The way of fortune is like the milkyway in the sky; which is a number...

The way of fortune is like the milkyway in the sky; which is a number...

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

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

Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character...

Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character...

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.

He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments...

He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments...

Knowledge and human power are synonymous.

Knowledge and human power are synonymous.

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

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

To be free minded and cheerfully disposed at hours of meat and sleep and of...

To be free minded and cheerfully disposed at hours of meat and sleep and 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...

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears.

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears.

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

It is impossible to love and be wise.

It is impossible to love and be wise.

Many a man's strength is in opposition, and when he faileth, he grows out of...

Many a man's strength is in opposition, and when he faileth, he grows out of...

It is in life as it is in ways, the shortest way is commonly the...

It is in life as it is in ways, the shortest way is commonly the...

It is as natural to die as to be born; and to a little infant,...

It is as natural to die as to be born; and to a little infant,...

Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she...

Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she...

Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to,...

Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to,...