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Francis Bacon

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by indignities men come to dignities


— Francis Bacon


#men

The images of men's wits and knowledge remain in books, exempted from the worry of time and capable of perpetual renovation.


— Francis Bacon


#wisdom #men

Crafty men condemn studies; Simple men admire them; And wise men use them: For they teach not their own use: but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation.


— Francis Bacon


#men

There was never proud man thought so absurdly well of himself, as the lover doth of the person loved; and therefore it was well said, That it is impossible to love, and to be wise.


— Francis Bacon


#love

A la naturaleza se le domina obedeciendola.


— Francis Bacon


#life

Knowledge is a rich storehouse, for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate.


— Francis Bacon


#religion #education

Friends are thieves of time.


— Francis Bacon


#thieves #time

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears.


— Francis Bacon


#grieves #joys #parents #secret #their

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


— Francis Bacon


#attempt #fashion #forms #intercourse #living

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.


— Francis Bacon


#darkness #light #must #order #present






About Francis Bacon

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Did you know about Francis Bacon?

In 1588 he became MP for Liverpool and then for Middlesex in 1593. For the next three years he visited Blois Poitiers Tours Italy and Spain. For two years he worked quietly at Gray's Inn until he was admitted as an outer barrister in 1582.

Although his political career ended in disgrace he remained extremely influential through his works especially as philosophical advocate and practitioner of the scientific method during the scientific revolution. AlbanKt. He famously died by contracting pneumonia while studying the effects of freezing on the preservation of meat bringing him into a rare historical group of scientists who were killed by their own experiments.

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