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• The more a man drinketh of the world, the more it intoxicateth.

  Francis Bacon

  Men, World

  Francis Bacon (1871). “A Harmony of the Essays, Etc. of Francis Bacon”, p.262

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• There is nothing more certain in nature than that it is impossible for any body to be utterly annihilated.

  Francis Bacon

  Science, Body, Matter

  Francis Bacon (1765). “The works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England, in five volumes”, p.227

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• Generally, youth is like the first cogitations, not so wise as the second. For there is a youth in thoughts, as well as in ages. And yet the invention of young men, is more lively than that of old; and imaginations stream into their minds better, and, as it were, more divinely.

  Francis Bacon

  Wise, Men, Imagination

  Francis Bacon, David Mallet (1740). “The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, Lord High Chancellor of England ...: With Several Additional Pieces, Never Before Printed in Any Edition of His Works. To which is Prefixed, a New Life of the Author”, p.361

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• Nevertheless if any skillful Servant of Nature shall bring force to bear on matter, and shall vex it and drive it to extremities as if with the purpose of reducing it to nothing, then will matter (since annihilation or true destruction is not possible except by the omnipotence of God) finding itself in these straits, turn and transform itself into strange shapes, passing from one change to another till it has gone through the whole circle and finished the period.

  Francis Bacon

  Change, Science, Omnipotence

  Francis Bacon, William Rawley (1858). “The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England: Literary and professional works”, p.726

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• Deformed persons commonly take revenge on nature.

  Francis Bacon

  Nature, Revenge, Science

  The Advancement of Learning Bk VI, Ch. 3

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• Praise is the reflection of virtue.

  Francis Bacon

  Reflection, Praise, Virtue

  Francis Bacon, David Mallet (1740). “The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, Lord High Chancellor of England ...: With Several Additional Pieces, Never Before Printed in Any Edition of His Works. To which is Prefixed, a New Life of the Author”, p.374

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• The human understanding is no dry light, but receives an infusion from the will and affections... What a man had rather were true he more readily believes.

  Francis Bacon

  Believe, Men, Light

  Francis Bacon (2012). “The Great Instauration”, p.35, Simon and Schuster

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• I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, then that this universall Frame, is without a Minde. And therefore, God never wrought Miracle, to convince Atheisme, because his Ordinary Works Convince it. It is true, that a little Philosophy inclineth Mans Minde to Atheisme; But depth in Philosophy, bringeth Mens Mindes about to Religion.

  Francis Bacon

  Philosophy, Believe, Miracle

  Essays "Of Atheism" (1625)

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• If you dissemble sometimes your knowledge of that you are thought to know, you shall be thought, another time, to know that you know not.

  Francis Bacon

  Time, Knowledge, Knows

  'Essays' (1625) 'Of Discourse'

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• Men ought to find the difference between saltiness and bitterness. Certainly, he that hath a satirical vein, as he maketh others afraid of his wit, so he had need be afraid of others' memory.

  Francis Bacon

  Memories, Humor, Men

  Francis Bacon (1962). “Works”

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• For it is most true that a natural and secret hatred and aversation towards society in any man, hath somewhat of the savage beast.

  Francis Bacon

  Men, Hatred, Secret

  Francis Bacon, Richard Whately (1867). “Lord Bacon's Essays: With a Sketch of His Life and Character, Reviews of His Philosophical Writings, Critical Estimates of His Essays, Analysis, Notes, and Queries for Students, and Select Portions of the ʻAnnotationsʼ of Archbishop Whately”, p.189

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• Those herbs which perfume the air most delightfully, not passed by as the rest, but, being trodden upon and crushed, are three; that is, burnet, wild thyme and watermints. Therefore, you are to set whole alleys of them, to have the pleasure when you walk or tread.

  Francis Bacon

  Nature, Air, Smell

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• I hold every man a debtor to his profession; from the which as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavor themselves, by way of amends, to be a help and ornament thereunto.

  Francis Bacon

  Men, Debtors, Occupation

  Francis Bacon, John Blackbourne, George Fabyan Collection (Library of Congress) (1730). “Francisci Baconi Baronis de Verulamio ... Opera Omnia Quatuor Voluminibus Comprehensa: Containing, I. Proposition for compiling and amendment of our laws. II. Offer of a digest of the laws. III. Elements, or, Maxims and use of the common law. IV. Cases of treason. V. Four arguments in law ... VI. Draught of an act. VII. Ordinances in chancery. VIII. Reading on the statute of uses. IX. Resuscitatio ... X. Charges. XI. Speeches. XII. Observations on a libel, &c. XIII. Report of Lopez's treason. XI”, p.15

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• It's such an extraordinary supple medium that you never do quite know what paint will do.

  Francis Bacon

  Paint, Mediums, Extraordinary

  David Sylvester, Francis Bacon (1975). “Francis Bacon”, Pantheon

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• The first question concerning the Celestial Bodies is whether there be a system, that is whether the world or universe compose together one globe, with a center, or whether the particular globes of earth and stars be scattered dispersedly, each on its own roots, without any system or common center.

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  Stars, Roots, Together

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• I foresee it and yet I hardly ever carry it out as I foresee it. It transforms itself by the actual paint. I don't in fact know very often what the paint will do, and it does many things which are very much better than I could make it do.

  Francis Bacon

  Art, Freedom, Doe

  David Sylvester, Francis Bacon (1975). “Francis Bacon”, Pantheon

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• There was never miracle wrought by God to convert an atheist, because the light of nature might have led him to confess a God.

  Francis Bacon

  Atheist, Nature, Light

  Francis Bacon (1778). “The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England: In Five Volumes”, p.54

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• As is the garden such is the gardener. A man's nature runs either to herbs or weeds.

  Francis Bacon

  Running, Weed, Nature

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• I want a very ordered image, but I want it to come about by chance.

  Francis Bacon

  Want, Chance, Accidents

  Francis Bacon (1975). “Francis Bacon, recent paintings, 1968-1974: March 20-Jun 29, 1975, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York : [catalog].”, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York

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• All the crimes on earth do not destroy so many of the human race nor alienate so much property as drunkenness.

  Francis Bacon

  Race, Earth, Crime

  "Temperance sermons, delivered in response to an invitation of the National temperance society and publication house". Book by National Temperance Society and Publication House, 1873.

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• Some artists leave remarkable things which, a 100 years later, don't work at all. I have left my mark; my work is hung in museums, but maybe one day the Tate Gallery or the other museums will banish me to the cellar... you never know.

  Francis Bacon

  Artist, Museums, Years

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• So that every wand or staff of empire is forsooth curved at top.

  Francis Bacon

  Government, Empires, Staff

  "De Sapientia Veterum". Book by Francis Bacon. Chapter 6: "Pan, sive Natura", 1609.

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• Man was formed for society.

  Francis Bacon

  Men, Society

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• It is as hard and severe a thing to be a true politician as to be truly moral.

  Francis Bacon

  Politics, Moral, Fierce

  Francis Bacon (1778). “The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England: In Five Volumes”, p.111

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• Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience. He that travelleth into a country before he hath some entrance into the language, goeth to school, and not to travel.

  Francis Bacon

  Country, School, Language

  'Essays' (1625) 'Of Travel'

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