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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