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

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

Topics: Adversity Quotes, Prosperity Quotes

He that defers his charity until he is dead is, if a man weighs it...

He that defers his charity until he is dead is, if a man weighs it...

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...

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and...

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and...

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.

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

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

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

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...

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...

Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do...

Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do...

Such is the way of all superstition, whether in astrology, dreams, omens, divine judgments, or...

Such is the way of all superstition, whether in astrology, dreams, omens, divine judgments, or...

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...

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...

The place of justice is a hallowed place

The place of justice is a hallowed place

He that hath knowledge spareth his words.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words.

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...

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...

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...

Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never...

Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never...

Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be...

Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be...

Make your judgment trustworthy by trusting it

Make your judgment trustworthy by trusting it

The greatest threat to freedom, as well as the most formidable enemy of it, is...

The greatest threat to freedom, as well as the most formidable enemy of it, is...