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Francis Bacon Quotes

Francis Bacon quotes about nature

English Philosopher January 21, 1561 – April 9, 1626

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But it is not only the difficulty and labor which men take in finding out of truth, nor again that when it is found it imposeth upon men's thoughts, that doth bring lies in favor; but a natural though corrupt love of the lie itself. Francis Bacon
For myself, I found that I was fitted for nothing so well as for the study of Truth; as having a mind nimble and versatile enough to catch the resemblances of things and at the same time steady enough to fix and distinguish their subtler differences; as being gifted by nature with desire to seek, patience to doubt, fondness to meditate, slowness to assert, readiness to consider, carefulness to dispose and set in order; and as being a man that neither affects what is new nor admires what is... Francis Bacon
We are much beholden to Machiavelli and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do . For it is not possible to join serpentine wisdom with the columbine innocency, except men know exactly all the conditions of the serpent; his baseness and going upon his belly, his volubility and lubricity, his envy and sting, and the rest; that is, all forms and natures of evil. For without this, virtue lieth open and unfenced. Nay, an honest man can do no good upon those that are wicked,... Francis Bacon
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. Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon quote: "Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's..."
Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon quote: "The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the..."
The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding. Francis Bacon
The Idols of Tribe have their foundation in human nature itself, and in the tribe or race of men. For it is a false assertion that the sense of man is the measure of things. On the contrary, all perceptions as well of the sense as of the mind are according to the measure of the individual and not according to the measure of the universe. And the human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things by mingling its own nature... Francis Bacon
Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation, all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not, but superstition dismounts all these, and erecteth an absolute monarchy in the minds of men. Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon quote: "It is as natural to die as to be born; and to a little infant,..."
It is as natural to die as to be born; and to a little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other. Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon quote: "Studies perfect nature and are perfected still by experience."
Studies perfect nature and are perfected still by experience. Francis Bacon
The human understanding is of its own nature prone to suppose the existence of more order and regularity in the world than it finds. Francis Bacon
Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. Francis Bacon
Let every student of nature take this as a rule,-- that whatever his mind seizes and dwells upon with peculiar satisfaction is to be held in suspicion. Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon quote: "It is natural to die as to be born."
It is natural to die as to be born. Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon quote: "Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished."
Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished. Francis Bacon

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