If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. Francis Bacon begincertaintycontent Change image and share on social
God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave. Francis Bacon exercisegodgrave Change image and share on social
Fortune is like the market, where, many times, if you can stay a little, the price will fall. Francis Bacon fallfortunemarket Change image and share on social
Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible. Francis Bacon fictionhardmake Change image and share on social
Anger is certainly a kind of baseness, as it appears well in the weakness of those subjects in whom it reigns: children, women, old folks, sick folks. Francis Bacon angerappearbaseness Change image and share on social
Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried, or childless men. Francis Bacon childlessgreatman Change image and share on social
As the births of living creatures are at first ill-shapen, so are all innovations, which are the births of time. Francis Bacon birthcreatureill Change image and share on social
God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures. Francis Bacon almightygardengod Change image and share on social