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

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...

He that hath knowledge spareth his words.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words.

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

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

Boldness is a child of ignorance

Boldness is a child of ignorance

Nothing is terrible except fear itself.

Nothing is terrible except fear itself.

Knowledge is power.

Knowledge is power.

There is superstition in avoiding superstitions

There is superstition in avoiding superstitions

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...

A prudent question is one half of wisdom.

A prudent question is one half of wisdom.

The job of the artist is to deepen the mystery

The job of the artist is to deepen the mystery

It's not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what...

It's not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what...

A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds...

A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds...

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...

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...

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek...

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek...

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...

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...

To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.

To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.

There is no limit to what a man can do so long as he does...

There is no limit to what a man can do so long as he does...

Every person takes the limits of their own field of vision for the limits of...

Every person takes the limits of their own field of vision for the limits of...