Quotes by Francis Bacon

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There is no man that imparteth his joys to his friends but he joyeth the more and no man that imparteth his griefs to — Francis Bacon
The best preservative to keep the mind in health is the faithful admonition of a friend. — Francis Bacon
All rising to great places is by a winding stair. — Francis Bacon
It is left only to God and to the angels to be lookers on. — Francis Bacon
They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. — Francis Bacon
Hope is a good breakfast but it is a bad supper. — Francis Bacon
A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open. — Francis Bacon
Knowledge is power. — Francis Bacon
Revenge is a kind of wild justice which the more man's nature runs to the more ought law to weed it out. — Francis Bacon
Little do men perceive what solitude is and how far it extendeth. For a crowd is not company and faces are but a galle — Francis Bacon
Riches are for spending. — Francis Bacon
Money is like muck - not good unless it be spread. — Francis Bacon
Generally music feedeth that disposition of the spirits which it findeth. — Francis Bacon
We cannot command Nature except by obeying her. — Francis Bacon
God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed it is the purest of human pleasures. — Francis Bacon
Fortune is like the market where many times if you can stay a little the price will fall. — Francis Bacon
Time is the greatest innovator. — Francis Bacon
Time is the author of authors. — Francis Bacon
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. — Francis Bacon
If a man looks sharply and attentively he shall see fortune for though she be blind yet she is not invisible. — Francis Bacon