Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, PC ( 22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626), also known as Lord Verulam, was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England.Wikipedia

Quotes by Francis Bacon

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

Francis Bacon

Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse.

Francis Bacon

The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.

Francis Bacon

Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.

Francis Bacon

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

Francis Bacon

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.

Francis Bacon

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

Francis Bacon

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

Francis Bacon

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

Francis Bacon