Author: Francis Bacon

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If a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics.

If a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics.

- Francis Bacon

Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God.

Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God.

- Francis Bacon

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.

- Francis Bacon

Friends are thieves of time.

Friends are thieves of time.

- Francis Bacon

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.

- Francis Bacon

When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative.

When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative.

- Francis Bacon

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.

- Francis Bacon

Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience.

Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience.

- Francis Bacon

A bachelor's life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner.

A bachelor's life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner.

- Francis Bacon

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