Quotes by Francis Bacon

Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion.

The sun though it passes through dirty places yet remains as pure as before.

The virtue of adversity is fortitude which in mortals is the heroical virtue.

It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself.

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not a sense of humor to console him for what he is.

The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding.

Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a mans nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.

Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason.

Many a mans strength is in opposition, and when he faileth, he grows out of use.

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

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.

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.

I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.

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.

God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave.

People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom.

A little philosophy inclineth mans mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth mens minds about to religion.

The quarrels and divisions about religion were evils unknown to the heathen. The reason was because the religion of the heathen consisted rather in rites and ceremonies than in any constant belief.

Friends are thieves of time.