Sir Francis Bacon Quotes

A person who seeks revenge keeps their wounds open.

The sovereignty of man is hidden in the dimension of his knowledge.

I would like to live to study, not study to live.

Opportunities must be created, not waited for.

The reading makes the man complete; the conversation, agile, and the writing, precise.

The wonder of a single snowflake surpasses the wisdom of a million meteorologists.

He who does not apply new remedies must expect new evils, for time is the greatest innovator.

Envy is the gnawing worm of merit and glory.

La perfección de la propia conducta estriba en mantener cada cual su dignidad sin perjudicar la libertad ajena

Hope is a good breakfast but a bad supper.

It is a strange purpose to pursue power and lose freedom.

The head of many tall people resembles houses; the highest floor is the worst furnished.