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

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

Topics: Friendship Quotes, Health Quotes

For my name and memory, I leave it to men's charitable speeches, to foreign nations,...

For my name and memory, I leave it to men's charitable speeches, to foreign nations,...

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...

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.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words.

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears: they cannot...

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears: they cannot...

God Almighty first planted a garden.

God Almighty first planted a garden.

The desire for power in excess caused angels to fall; the desire for knowledge in...

The desire for power in excess caused angels to fall; the desire for knowledge in...

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...

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...

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...

Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences whence it is bad...

Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences whence it is bad...

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

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

Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life

Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life

There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that lost...

There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that lost...

Houses are built to live in and not to look on.

Houses are built to live in and not to look on.

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...

Good questions outrank easy answers.

Good questions outrank easy answers.

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...

Communication is good but also carries a dark side. You'll find that if you haven't...

Communication is good but also carries a dark side. You'll find that if you haven't...

Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties...

Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties...

What the heart thinks, the tongue speaks

What the heart thinks, the tongue speaks