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Francis Bacon quotes about time

English Philosopher January 21, 1561 – April 9, 1626

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Great art is always a way of concentrating, reinventing what is called fact, what we know of our existence- a reconcentratio? tearing away the veils, the attitudes people acquire of their time and earlier time. Really good artists tear down those veils 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
Francis Bacon quote: "Friends are thieves of time."
Friends are thieves of time. 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
Francis Bacon quote: "The images of men's wit and knowledge remain in books,..."
The images of men's wit and knowledge remain in books, exempted the worry of time and capable of renovation. Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon quote: "Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority."
Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority. Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon quote: "A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise..."
A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open. Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon quote: "Fortune is like the market, where, many times, if you can stay..."
Fortune is like the market, where, many times, if you can stay a little, the price will fall. Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon quote: "A man that is young in years may be old in hours if he have..."
A man that is young in years may be old in hours if he have lost no time. Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon quote: "Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history..."
Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time. Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon quote: "As the births of living creatures are at first ill-shapen, so..."
As the births of living creatures are at first ill-shapen, so are all innovations, which are the births of time. Francis Bacon

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