Francis Bacon1561–1626The quotations of
Francis Bacon
English philosopher and statesman
1561–1626
25 quotes, most often on Knowledge, Reading and Friendship.
- Essex’s Device (1595)
- The Advancement of Learning (1605), Book I, i, 3
We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.
The Advancement of Learning (1605), Book II, xxi, 9- The Advancement of Learning (1605), Book II, xx, 8
- Letter to Lord Burghley (ca. 1593)
- The Advancement of Learning (1605), Book I, v, 8
- Meditationes Sacræ [Sacred Meditations] (1597), “De Hæresibus” [Of Heresies]
- Novum Organum (1620), Book II, Aphorism 20
Seek first the virtues of the mind; and other things either will come, or will not be wanted.
The Advancement of Learning (1605), Book II, xxxi- Novum Organum (1620), Book I, Aphorism 92
