Francis Bacon Quotes About War

Quotes about: War

• Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.

  Francis Bacon

  Wise, Peace, Hurt

  'Essays' (1625) 'Of Cunning'

• The virtue of prosperity is temperance; the virtue of adversity is fortitude.

  Francis Bacon

  War, Adversity, Conflict

  1625 Essays, no.5,'Of Adversity'.

• A just fear of an imminent danger, though be no blow given, is a lawful cause of war.

  Francis Bacon

  War, Blow, Causes

  Francis Bacon (1826*). “The Beauties of Bacon”, p.191

• Pyrrhus, when his friends congratulated to him his victory over the Romans under Fabricius, but with great slaughter of his own side, said to them, "Yes; but if we have such another victory, we are undone."

  Francis Bacon

  War, Victory, Sides

  Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu (1844). “The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: With a Life of the Author”, p.118

• Croesus said to Cambyses; That peace was better than war; because in peace the sons did bury their fathers, but in wars the fathers did bury their sons.

  Francis Bacon

  Peace, Father, War

  Francis Bacon, William Rawley (1859). “The Works of Francis Bacon: Literary and professional works”, p.145

• Nothing is to be feared but fear.

  Francis Bacon

  Fear, War

  Francis Bacon (1870). “A Conference of Pleasure”, p.34

• The best armor is to keep out of gunshot.

  Francis Bacon

  War, Armor, Strategy

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