God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave. – Francis Bacon
Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible. – Francis Bacon
God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures. – Francis Bacon
He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. – Francis Bacon
Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience. – Francis Bacon
This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. – Francis Bacon
Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture than that of laws. – Francis Bacon
If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world. – Francis Bacon
They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea. – Francis Bacon
Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest will either be supplied or its loss will not be felt. – 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
It is in life as it is in ways, the shortest way is commonly the foulest, and surely the fairer way is not much about. – Francis Bacon
Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New. – Francis Bacon