Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

Topics: Writing Quotes

There is superstition in avoiding superstitions

There is superstition in avoiding superstitions

Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture...

Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture...

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...

God Almighty first planted a garden.

God Almighty first planted a garden.

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god

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

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

Many secrets of art and nature are thought by the unlearned to be magical.

Many secrets of art and nature are thought by the unlearned to be magical.

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...

Revenge is a kind of wild justice.

Revenge is a kind of wild justice.

Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.

Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.

Knowledge is power.

Knowledge is power.

Cleanness of body was ever deemed to proceed from a due reverence to God.

Cleanness of body was ever deemed to proceed from a due reverence to God.

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...

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...

The place of justice is a hallowed place

The place of justice is a hallowed place

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...

Men suppose their reason has command over their words; still it happens that words in...

Men suppose their reason has command over their words; still it happens that words in...

A prudent question is one half of wisdom.

A prudent question is one half of wisdom.

Life isn't all haha hehe.

Life isn't all haha hehe.

The most exquisite folly is made of wisdom too fine spun

The most exquisite folly is made of wisdom too fine spun