Francis Bacon Quotes (13+)

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Jan 01, 1970 - Jan 01, 1970

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.

Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.

Money is a great servant but a bad master.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.

Knowledge is power.

A prudent question is one half of wisdom.

A prudent question is one half of wisdom.

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Francis Bacon (1561–1626) was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor. He is celebrated as the father of empiricism and for developing the scientific method.