Many secrets of art and nature are thought by the unlearned to be magical.

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

Topics: Magic Quotes

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...

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...

Young men are fitter to invent than to judge, fitter for execution than for counsel,...

Young men are fitter to invent than to judge, fitter for execution than for counsel,...

I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke...

I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke...

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

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

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen...

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen...

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and...

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and...

Envy is ever joined with the comparing of a man's self; and where there is...

Envy is ever joined with the comparing of a man's self; and where there is...

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

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

Nature is a labyrinth in which the very haste you move with will make you...

Nature is a labyrinth in which the very haste you move with will make you...

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things...

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things...

History makes people wise.

History makes people wise.

Houses are built to live in and not to look on.

Houses are built to live in and not to look on.

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.

Knowledge and human power are synonymous

Knowledge and human power are synonymous

The wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

The wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

The worst men often give the best advice.

The worst men often give the best advice.

One of the advantages of being Captain is being able to ask for advice without...

One of the advantages of being Captain is being able to ask for advice without...

Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar.

Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar.