Francis Bacon Quotes
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It cannot be that axioms established by argumentation should avail for the discovery of new works, since the subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of argument. But axioms duly and orderly formed from particulars easily discover the way to new particulars, and thus render sciences active.
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When Christ came into the world, peace was sung; and when He went out of the world, peace was bequeathed.
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If a man's wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the schoolmen; for they are cymini sectores, splitters of hairs.
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The creative process is a cocktail of instinct, skill, culture and a highly creative feverishness.
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The worst solitute is to be destitute of true friendship.
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For the inquisition of Final Causes is barren, and like a virgin consecrated to God produces nothing.
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Many a man's strength is in opposition, and when he faileth, he grows out of use.
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A man must make his opportunity, as oft as find it.
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The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are.
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Man seeketh in society comfort, use and protection.
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Sir Henry Wotton used to say that critics are like brushers of noblemen's clothes.
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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. For while the mind of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no further; but when it beholdeth the chain of them, confederate and linked together, it must needs fly to Providence and Deity.
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Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.
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The errors of young men are the ruin of business, but the errors of aged men amount to this, that more might have been done, or sooner.
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Painting is the pattern of one's own nervous system being projected on canvas.
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He that cometh to seek after knowledge, with a mind to scorn, shall be sure to find matter for his humour, but no matter for his instruction.
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Sacred and inspired divinity, the sabaoth and port of all men's labours and peregrinations.
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By this means we presume we have established for ever, a true and legitimate marriage between the Empirical and Rational faculty; whose fastidious and unfortunate divorce and separation hath troubled and disordered the whole race and generation of mankind.
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You shall have atheists strive to get disciples, as it fareth with other sects. And, which is most of all, you shall have of them, that will suffer for atheism, and not recant; whereas if they did truly think, that there were no such thing as God, why should they trouble themselves?
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If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess him.
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Be true to thyself, as thou be not false to others.
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When I paint I am ageless, I just have the pleasure or the difficulty of painting.
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Without friends the world is but a wilderness.
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Great art is deeply ordered. Even if within the order there may be enormously instinctive and accidental things, nevertheless they come out of a desire for ordering and for returning fact onto the nervous system in a more violent way.