Francis Bacon Quotes & Sayings (Page 12)
Francis Bacon quotes and sayings page 12 (philosopher). Here's quote # 111 through 120 out of the 133 we have.
“People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom.”
“There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer. For there is no such flatterer as is a man's self.”
“Money is like manure, of very little use except it be spread.”
“For my name and memory I leave to men's charitable speeches, and to foreign nations and the next ages.”
“Rebellions of the belly are the worst.”
“The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears.”
“A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open.”
“Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may easily preserve it; but if you extinguish it, you will not easily kindle it again.”
“Science is but an image of the truth.”
“The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs.”
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