“The general root of superstition is that men observe when things hit and not when they miss and commit to memory the one and forget and pass over the other.”
Sir Francis Bacon“For all knowledge and wonder (which is the seed of knowledge) is an impression of pleasure in itself.”
Francis Bacon, The Collected Works of Sir Francis Bacon“The general root of superstition : namely, that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss; and commit to memory the one, and forget and pass over the other.”
Francis Bacon, The Collected Works of Sir Francis Bacon“Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.”
Francis Bacon, The Collected Works of Sir Francis Bacon“This world's a bubble.”
Sir Francis Bacon“Virtue is like a rich stone best plain set.”
Sir Francis Bacon“The general root of superstition is that men observe when things hit and not when they miss and commit to memory the one and forget and pass over the other.”
Sir Francis Bacon“Histories make men wise poets witty the mathematics subtile natural philosophy deep morals grave logic and rhetoric able to contend.”
Sir Francis Bacon“There was never law or sect or opinion did so much magnify goodness as the Christian religion doth.”
Sir Francis Bacon“In taking revenge a man is but equal to his enemy but in passing it over he is his superior.”
Sir Francis Bacon“Reading maketh a full man.”
Sir Francis Bacon