The desire for power in excess caused angels to fall; the desire for knowledge in excess caused man to fall; but in charity is no excess, neither can man or angels come into danger by it

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

Topics: Desire Quotes, Excess Quotes

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...

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

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

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.

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...

Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.

Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.

The worst men often give the best advice.

The worst men often give the best advice.

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

Soon silence will have passed into legend. Man has turned his back on silence. Day...

Soon silence will have passed into legend. Man has turned his back on silence. Day...

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

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

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority

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...

Atheism is rather in the life than in the heart of man

Atheism is rather in the life than in the heart of man

Nothing is terrible except fear itself.

Nothing is terrible except fear itself.

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...

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We...

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We...

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...

God Almighty first planted a garden.

God Almighty first planted a garden.

A just fear of an imminent danger, though there be no blow given, is a...

A just fear of an imminent danger, though there be no blow given, is a...

We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.

We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.

I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they are turned...

I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they are turned...