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Francis Bacon Quotes - Page 19

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It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the counsels, and to leave the observations and conclusions thereupon to the liberty and faculty of every man's judgment

It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the counsels, and to leave the observations and conclusions thereupon to the liberty and faculty of every man's judgment

Motivational, Men, History

Francis Bacon, William Rawley (1858). “The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England: Literary and professional works”, p.15

But the greatest error of all the rest is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge: for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction; and most times for lucre and profession; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men.

Knowledge, Science, Men

Francis Bacon (1765). “The works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England, in five volumes”, p.81

When Christ came into the world, peace was sung; and when He went out of the world, peace was bequeathed.

Spiritual, World, Christ

Francis Bacon (1819). “The Works of Francis Bacon: Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England”, p.185

The breath of flowers is far sweeter in the air than in the hand.

Nature, Flower, Air

Francis Bacon, David Mallet (1740). “The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, Lord High Chancellor of England ...: With Several Additional Pieces, Never Before Printed in Any Edition of His Works. To which is Prefixed, a New Life of the Author”, p.366

But by far the greatest hindrance and aberration of the human understanding proceeds from the dullness, incompetency, and deceptions of the senses; in that things which strike the sense outweigh things which do not immediately strike it, though they be more important. Hence it is that speculation commonly ceases where sight ceases; insomuch that of things invisible there is little or no observation.

Science, Sight, Understanding

Francis Bacon (2012). “The Great Instauration”, p.36, Simon and Schuster

Man seeketh in society comfort, use and protection.

Men, Society, Use

1605 The Advancement of Learning, bk.2.

Nobility of birth commonly abateth industry.

Birth, Nobility, Industry

'Essays' (1625) 'Of Nobility'

Men seem neither to understand their riches nor their strength. Of the former they believe greater things than they should; of the latter, less.

Strength, Believe, Men

Learning teaches how to carry things in suspense, without prejudice, till you resolve it.

Learning, Prejudice, Suspense

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

Letting Go, Dirty, Sun

Francis Bacon (2016). “The Advancement of Learning”, p.62, Jazzybee Verlag

The natures and dispositions of men are, not without truth, distinguished from the predominance of the planets.

Men, Astrology, Disposition

But this is that which will dignify and exalt knowledge: if contemplation and action be more nearly and straitly conjoined and united together than they have been: a conjunction like unto that of the highest planets, Saturn, the planet of rest and contemplation, and Jupiter, the planet of civil society and action.

Knowledge, Together, Jupiter

Francis Bacon (2010). “Bacon's Advancement of Learning and the New Atlantis”, p.40, Lulu.com

The Scripture saith, The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God; it is not said, The fool hath thought in his heart; so as he rather saith it, by rote to himself, as that he would have, than that he can thoroughly believe it, or be persuaded of it....It appeareth in nothing more, that atheism is rather in the lip, than in the heart of man.

Atheist, Believe, Heart

Francis Bacon (1873). “The Essays of Lord Bacon”, p.65

Because the acts or events of true history have not that magnitude which satisfieth the mind of man, poesy feigneth acts and events greater and more heroical.

Men, History, Mind

Francis Bacon (1753). “The Works...”, p.42

But we are not dedicating or building any Capitol or Pyramid to human Pride, but found a holy temple in the human Intellect, on the model of the Universe... For whatever is worthy of Existence is worthy of Knowledge-which is the Image (or Echo) of Existence.

Knowledge, Pride, Echoes

Francis Bacon (1855). “Francisci BAconi de Verulamio, ...: Novum organum, sive Indicia vera de interpretatione naturæ”, p.98

It is good discretion not make too much of any man at the first; because one cannot hold out that proportion.

Men, Too Much, Firsts

Francis Bacon (1824). “The Works of Francis Bacon: Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, and Lord High Chancellor of England”, p.371

Certainly man is of kin to the beasts by his body; and if he be not kin to God by his spirit, he is a base and ignoble creature.

Men, Scary, Body

'Essays' (1625) 'Of Atheism'

God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires.

God, Wire, Weight

Francis Bacon, Brian Vickers (1996). “The Major Works”, p.179, Oxford University Press, USA

The images of mens wits and knowledge remain in books. They generate still, and cast their seeds in the minds of others, provoking and causing infinite actions and opinions in succeeding ages

Christian, Book, Knowledge

Francis Bacon, Rose-Mary Sargent (1999). “Selected Philosophical Works”, p.47, Hackett Publishing

Knowledge hath in it somewhat of the serpent, and therefore where it entereth into a man it makes him swell.

Men, Serpent

Francis Bacon (1765). “The works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England, in five volumes”, p.63

There is a wisdom in this beyond the rules of physic: a man's own observation what he finds good of and what he finds hurt of is the best physic to preserve health.

Hurt, Health, Men

Francis Bacon, Brian Vickers (1999). “The Essays Or Counsels, Civil and Moral”, p.138, Oxford University Press, USA

For friends... do but look upon good Books: they are true friends, that will neither flatter nor dissemble.

True Friend, Book, Looks

Francis Bacon (1824). “The Works of Francis Bacon: Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, and Lord High Chancellor of England”, p.411

He that hath a wife and children hath given hostages to fortune.

Family, Marriage, Children

Essays "Of Marriage and the Single Life" (1625) See Lucan 3

Pyrrhus, when his friends congratulated to him his victory over the Romans under Fabricius, but with great slaughter of his own side, said to them, "Yes; but if we have such another victory, we are undone."

War, Victory, Sides

Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu (1844). “The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: With a Life of the Author”, p.118

Believing that I was born for the service of mankind, and regarding the care of the commonwealth as a kind of common property which, like the air and the water, belongs to everybody, I set myself to consider in what way mankind might be best served, and what service I was myself best fitted by nature to perform.

Believe, Air, Water

Francis Bacon (1868). “The Letters and the Life of Francis Bacon Including All His Occasional Works: Namely Letters, Speeches, Tracts, State Papers, Memorials, Devices and All Authentic Writings Not Already Printed Among His Philosophical, Literary, Or Professional Works”, p.84

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