Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

Topics: Opportunity Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

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...

Young men are fitter to invent than to judge, fitter for execution than for counsel,...

Young men are fitter to invent than to judge, fitter for execution than for counsel,...

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...

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...

The remedy is worse than the disease.

The remedy is worse than the disease.

There is superstition in avoiding superstitions

There is superstition in avoiding superstitions

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...

Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.

Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.

The place of justice is a hallowed place

The place of justice is a hallowed place

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

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

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

It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the...

It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the...

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.

Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life

Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life

Knowledge itself is power

Knowledge itself is power

He that defers his charity until he is dead is, if a man weighs it...

He that defers his charity until he is dead is, if a man weighs it...

Croesus said to Cambyses; That peace was better than war; because in peace the sons...

Croesus said to Cambyses; That peace was better than war; because in peace the sons...

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...

As there is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it,...

As there is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it,...

My atheism, like that of Spinoza, is true piety towards the universe and denies only...

My atheism, like that of Spinoza, is true piety towards the universe and denies only...

All of the biggest technological inventions created by man - the airplane, the automobile, the...

All of the biggest technological inventions created by man - the airplane, the automobile, the...

You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the...

You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the...