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Sir Francis Bacon
English author, courtier, & philosopher
| “ | A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
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| “ | By far the best proof is experience.
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| “ | Certainly virtue is like precious odors, most fragrant when they are incensed, or crushed: for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue. | ” |
| “ | Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable. | ” |
| “ | Death is a friend of ours; and he that is not ready to entertain him is not at home. | ” |
| “ | Discretion in speech is more than eloquence. | ” |
| “ | He of whom many are afraid ought to fear many. | ” |
| “ | Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper. | ” |
| “ | I have taken all knowledge to be my province. | ” |
| “ | If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties. | ” |
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