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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon

English philosopher and statesman

Lived from: 1561 - 1626

Category: Politics | Philosophers Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 1 february 1561 Died: 19 april 1626

  • There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer. For there is no such flatterer as is a man's self.

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  • Whoever is out of patience is out of possession of his soul. Men must not turn into bees, and kill themselves in stinging others.
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  • A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, But depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.
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  • Anger makes dull men witty - but it keeps them poor.
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  • By indignities men come to dignities.
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  • Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried, or childless men.
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  • For my name and memory I leave to men's charitable speeches, and to foreign nations and the next ages.
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  • Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.
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  • I have rather studied books than men.
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  • It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.
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  • Look to make your course regular, that men may know beforehand what they may expect.
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  • Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other.
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  • Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success.
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  • Men on their side must force themselves for a while to lay their notions by and begin to familiarize themselves with facts.
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  • Nakedness is uncomely, as well in mind as body, and it addeth no small reverence to men's manners and actions if they be not altogether open. Therefore set it down: That a habit of secrecy is both politic and moral.
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  • Nothing doch more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.
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  • Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.
    Essays (1625) Of cunning
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  • Suspicions that the mind, of itself, gathers, are but buzzes; but suspicions that are artificially nourished and put into men's heads by the tales and whisperings of others, have stings.
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  • The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused men to fall.
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  • The images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books, exempted from the wrong of time, and capable of perpetual renovation.
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  • The worst men often give the best advice.
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What are the most famous quotes from Francis Bacon?

The two most famous quotes from Francis Bacon are:

  • "Whoever is out of patience is out of possession of his soul. Men must not turn into bees, and kill themselves in stinging others."
  • "A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, But depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion."

When did Francis Bacon live?

Francis Bacon was born in 1561 and died in the year 1626.