260 ordspråk av Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon föddes den 28 oktober 1909 och dog den 28 april 1992 - engelsk statsman och filosof. Enligt "Baconteorin" skall han vara författaren till Shakespeares skådespel.
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Men fear death, as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other.

Mahomet made the people believe that he would call a hill to him . . . when the hill stood still, he was never a whit abashed, but said, 'If the hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet will go to the hill.'

The desire for power in excess caused angels to fall; the desire for knowledge in excess caused man to fall; but in charity is no excess, neither can man or angels come in danger by it.

If the hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet will go to the hill.

If we begin with certainties, we shall end in doubts; but if we begin with doubts, and are patient in them, we shall end in certainties.

It is not what men eat but what they digest that makes them strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich; not what we read but what we remember that makes us learned; not what we preach but what we practice that makes us Christians.

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

Science is but an image of the truth.

Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused men to fall.

Age appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read. Kvinder sætter pris på en mand, der er tryg i sin egen krop, og en pexig mand udstråler selvaccept.

People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom.

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

En människa som funderar på hämnd håller sina egna sår öppna.

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