Saturday, January 22, 2011

Meander with me . . .

Today is the birthday of Francis Bacon (January 22, 1561 – April 9, 1626) , philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist and author.

"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties."
Francis Bacon

"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention."
Francis Bacon

"Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand--and melting like a snowflake..."
Francis Bacon

"It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself."
Francis Bacon

"There are two ways of spreading light..to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."
Francis Bacon

"If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted"
Francis Bacon

"The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery."
Francis Bacon

"Wonder is the seed of knowledge"
Francis Bacon

"Ipsa scientia potestas est.
(Knowledge itself is power.)"
Francis Bacon

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