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

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

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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 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...

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,...

There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.

There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.

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.

A prudent question is one half of wisdom.

A prudent question is one half of wisdom.

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority

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

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

Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life

Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life

God never wrought miracles to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it.

God never wrought miracles to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it.

Reading maketh a full man.

Reading maketh a full man.

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

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

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...

They that deny a God destroy man's nobility, for certainly man is of kin to...

They that deny a God destroy man's nobility, for certainly man is of kin to...

He that hath knowledge spareth his words.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words.

Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.

Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.

God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires

God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires

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

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

Enjoy the times in which you are challenged in life, so that you may better...

Enjoy the times in which you are challenged in life, so that you may better...

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.

Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.