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Letter "F" » Francis Bacon, Sr. Quotes
«Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is»
Author: Francis Bacon, Sr.
(Lawyer, Philosopher)
| About:
Imagination,
Sense of humor
| Keywords:
compensate, compensated, compensates, compensating, console, consoles, consoling, sense of humor
«Atheism is rather in the life than in the heart of man»
«The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.»
«The best preservative to keep the mind on health is the faithful admonition of a friend.»
Author: Francis Bacon, Sr.
(Lawyer, Philosopher)
| About:
Friendship,
Health
| Keywords:
admonition, preservative, preservatives
«Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all of which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, even if religion vanished; but religious superstition dismounts all these and erects an absolute monarchy i»
Author: Francis Bacon, Sr.
(Lawyer, Philosopher)
| Keywords:
absolute monarchy, atheism, dismount, dismounted, dismounts, erects, guides, monarchies, monarchy, moral philosophy, natural philosophy, outward, piety, superstition, The monarchy, vanished
«There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that lost by not trying.»
Author: Francis Bacon, Sr.
(Lawyer, Philosopher)
| About:
Losing,
Trying
| Keywords:
comparison, comparisons, succeeding
«History makes people wise.»
«Young men are fitter to invent than to judge, fitter for execution than for counsel, and fitter for new projects than for settled business.»
«Reading maketh a full man.»
«A healthy body is a guest chamber for the soul: a sick body is a prison»
Author: Francis Bacon, Sr.
(Lawyer, Philosopher)
| Keywords:
chamber, chambering, guest, healthy, prison, sick
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