Tag: Francis Bacon

Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly

Francis Bacon

“A little science estranges a man from God;

a lot of science brings him back.”

Francis Bacon

“The best armor is to keep out of gunshot.”

Francis Bacon

“Always let losers have their words.”

Francis Bacon

“A bad man is worse when he pretends to be a saint.”

Francis Bacon

This seems pretty banal but it made me immediately think of Obama so here it is.

“The general root of superstition is that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss, and commit to memory the one, and pass over the other.”

Francis Bacon

“Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.”

Francis Bacon

Seems a little trite but for some reason I decided to use it.

“Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted… but to weigh and consider.”

Francis Bacon