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Francis Bacon

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Francis Bacon (1561–1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, and essayist who is widely regarded as the father of the scientific method. His *Essays*, covering topics from truth and death to gardens and studies, are masterpieces of concise, penetrating English prose that have been quoted continuously for over four centuries.

“God's first creature, which was light.”

— Francis Bacon

God

All Quotes by Francis Bacon

“Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.”

— Francis Bacon

Nature

“He that hath knowledge spareth his words.”

— Francis Bacon

Knowledge

“Studies perfect nature and are perfected still by experience.”

— Francis Bacon

Experience

“Life, an age to the miserable, and a moment to the happy.”

— Francis Bacon

Age

“The worst men often give the best advice.”

— Francis Bacon

Best

“A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.”

— Francis Bacon

Wisdom

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

— Francis Bacon

Patience

“Science is but an image of the truth.”

— Francis Bacon

Science

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

— Francis Bacon

Humor

“Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.”

— Francis Bacon

Nature

“Money is like manure, of very little use except it be spread.”

— Francis Bacon

Money

“What is truth? said jesting Pilate and would not stay for an answer.”

— Francis Bacon

Truth

“If a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics.”

— Francis Bacon

Science

“Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.”

— Francis Bacon

Age

“He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils for time is the greatest innovator.”

— Francis Bacon

Change

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

— Francis Bacon

Fear

“Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time.”

— Francis Bacon

History

“Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse.”

— Francis Bacon

Art

“They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea.”

— Francis Bacon

Imagination

“The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall the desire of knowledge caused men to fall.”

— Francis Bacon

Knowledge