francis bacon Quotes 1
| Name | Birthday | Death Date | Nationality | father | Mother | Profession | Famous For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Bacon | 22 January 1561 | 9 April 1626 | English | Nicholas Bacon | Anne Bacon | Statesman, Intelligence Officer, Scientist, Author, Philosopher | Francis Bacon was an English Renaissance statesman and philosopher, best known for his promotion of the scientific method. |
A list of popular francis bacon quotes are given below.
"Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time." - Francis Bacon
"For all knowledge and wonder (which is the seed of knowledge) is an impression of pleasure in itself." - Francis Bacon
"Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read." - Francis Bacon
"When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative." - Francis Bacon
"Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses." - Francis Bacon
"There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool." - Francis Bacon
"The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused men to fall." - Francis Bacon
"A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion." - Francis Bacon
"Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other." - Francis Bacon
"He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator." - Francis Bacon
"Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out." - Francis Bacon