Soon silence will have passed into legend. Man has turned his back on silence. Day after day he invents machines and devices that increase noise and distract humanity from the essence of life, contemplation, meditation...

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

Topics: Humanity Quotes, Inventions Quotes, Silence Quotes

Knowledge itself is power

Knowledge itself is power

The best preservative to keep the mind on health is the faithful admonition of a...

The best preservative to keep the mind on health is the faithful admonition of a...

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

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...

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...

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...

The remedy is worse than the disease.

The remedy is worse than the disease.

A prudent question is one half of wisdom.

A prudent question is one half of wisdom.

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

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

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far...

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far...

Men suppose their reason has command over their words; still it happens that words in...

Men suppose their reason has command over their words; still it happens that words in...

Boldness is a child of ignorance

Boldness is a child of ignorance

Great hypocrite are the real atheists.

Great hypocrite are the real atheists.

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...

Good questions outrank easy answers.

Good questions outrank easy answers.

The worst men often give the best advice.

The worst men often give the best advice.

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be...

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be...

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.

Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes...

Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes...