Quotes about Francis Bacon

The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job...

#Francis Bacon

The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good...

#Francis Bacon

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears.

#Francis Bacon

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

#Francis Bacon

The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs.

#Francis Bacon

The fortune which nobody sees makes a person happy and unenvied.

#Francis Bacon

Young people are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution than for counsel;...

#Francis Bacon

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

#Francis Bacon

Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much.

#Francis Bacon

Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul.

#Francis Bacon

What is truth? said jesting Pilate; and would not stay for an answer.

#Francis Bacon

We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not...

#Francis Bacon