Francis Bacon quotes

Francis Bacon was an English philosopher, statesman, and essayist, widely regarded as a key figure in developing the scientific method. His works deeply influenced modern science and philosophy, emphasizing empirical approaches and critical thinking. He is remembered as one of the founders of modern scientific inquiry. Here are 522 of his quotes:

Wise men make more opportunities than they find. (Francis Bacon)
For knowledge, too, is itself power. View quote
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Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority. View quote
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Silence is the virtue of fools. View quote
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Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper. View quote
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The remedy is worse than the disease. View quote
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Time is the greatest innovator. View quote
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Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue. View quote
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Friends are thieves of time. View quote
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There is a superstition in avoiding superstition. View quote
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By far the best proof is experience. (Francis Bacon)
Money makes a good servant, but a bad master. View quote
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It is impossible to love and to be wise. View quote
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All good moral philosophy is ... but the handmaid to religion. View quote
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But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers on. View quote
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Friendship redoubleth joys, and cutteth griefs in half. View quote
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I have often thought upon death, and I find it the least of all evils. View quote
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They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea. View quote
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The world's a bubble and the life of man Less than a span. View quote
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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. View quote
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Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider. (Francis Bacon)
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes. View quote
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Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god. View quote
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Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other. View quote
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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. View quote
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Francis Bacon

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Occupation: English Philosopher
Born: January 12, 1561
Died: April 9, 1626
Quotes count: 522
Wikipedia: Francis Bacon

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