Worst solitude is to be destitute of sincere friendship francis
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There is little friendship in the world, and least of all between equals.
Francis Bacon, Sr.
The sun, which passeth through pollutions and itself remains as pure as before.
Francis Bacon, Sr.
What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents.
Robert Francis Kennedy
Men in great place are thrice servants, - servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business.
Francis Bacon, Sr.
The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall.
Francis Bacon, Sr.
Nuptial love maketh mankind; friendly love perfecteth it; but wanton love corrupteth and embaseth it.
Francis Bacon, Sr.
My Lord St. Albans said that Nature did never put her precious jewels into a garret four stories high, and therefore that exceeding tall men had ever very empty heads.
Francis Bacon, Sr.
Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, but to weigh and consider . . . Histories make men wise.
Francis Bacon, Sr.
Many secrets of art and nature are thought by the unlearned to be magical.
Francis Bacon, Sr.
It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.
Francis Bacon, Sr.
