Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

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Philosophy, when superficially studied, excites doubt; when thoroughly explored, it dispels it

Philosophy, when superficially studied, excites doubt; when thoroughly explored, it dispels it

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak agreeably to him with whom...

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak agreeably to him with whom...

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot...

If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot...

He that hath knowledge spareth his words.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words.

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

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

Nothing is terrible except fear itself.

Nothing is terrible except fear itself.

Houses are built to live in, not to look on; therefore, let use be preferred...

Houses are built to live in, not to look on; therefore, let use be preferred...

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...

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...

The poets did well to conjoin music and medicine, because the office of medicine is...

The poets did well to conjoin music and medicine, because the office of medicine is...

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...

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...

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.

Knowledge is power.

Knowledge is power.

Silence is the virtue of fools.

Silence is the virtue of fools.

Fortune his like the market, where many times, if you can stay a little, the...

Fortune his like the market, where many times, if you can stay a little, the...

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.

The parents have a right to say that no teacher paid by their money shall...

The parents have a right to say that no teacher paid by their money shall...

The atheist has no hope

The atheist has no hope

God doesn't make mistakes, so trust that when someone ends up in your past, they're...

God doesn't make mistakes, so trust that when someone ends up in your past, they're...