Francis Bacon

"The way of fortune is like the milkyway in the sky; which is a number of small stars, not seen asunder, but giving light together: so it is a number of little and scarce discerned virtues, or rather faculties and customs, that make men fortunate."

Top Francis Bacon Quotes

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

"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."

"Knowledge is power."

"A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion."

"It is impossible to love and to be wise."

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