The job of the artist is to deepen the mystery

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

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Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do...

Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do...

God Almighty first planted a garden.

God Almighty first planted a garden.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part...

Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part...

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority

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...

Reading maketh a full man.

Reading maketh a full man.

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...

Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the Infinite.

Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the Infinite.

Knowledge is power.

Knowledge is power.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

A loving relationship is one in which the loved one is free to be himself...

A loving relationship is one in which the loved one is free to be himself...

The most violent friendships soonest wear themselves out.

The most violent friendships soonest wear themselves out.

Love is a tyrant sparing none.

Love is a tyrant sparing none.