Quotes by : Francis Bacon

The best preservative to keep the mind in health is the faithful admonition of a friend.

A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.

Those that lack friends to open themselves unto are cannibals of their own hearts.

If a man looks sharply and attentively he shall see fortune for though she be blind yet she is not....

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes adversity not without many comforts and hopes.

Nay, the same Solomon the king, although he excelled in the glory of treasure and magnificent buildings,....

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse;....

A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about....

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.