Quotes by Francis Bacon

Explore a curated collection of 147 quotes by Francis Bacon. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried, or childless men. — Francis Bacon
By indignities men come to dignities. — Francis Bacon
A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green. — Francis Bacon
Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor. — Francis Bacon
Anger is certainly a kind of baseness, as it appears well in the weakness of those subjects in whom it reigns: children, — Francis Bacon
He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils for time is the greatest innovator. — Francis Bacon
Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly. — Francis Bacon