Francis Bacon Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Francis Bacon quotes, Francis Bacon sayings, and Francis Bacon proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in proportion. Francis Bacon
Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper. Francis Bacon
Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time. Francis Bacon
A crowd is not company, and faces are but a gallery of pictures. Francis Bacon
A cat will never drown if she sees the shore. Francis Bacon
The way of fortune is like the milky way in the sky; which is a number of smaller stars, not seen asunder, but giving light together; so it is a number of little and scarce discerned virtues, or rather faculties and customs, that make men fortunate. Francis Bacon
Houses are built to live in, and not to look on: therefore let use be preferred before uniformity. Francis Bacon
A picture should be a re-creation of an event rather than an illustration of an object; but there is no tension in the picture unless there is a struggle with the object. Francis Bacon
The mystery lies in the irrationality by which you make appearance - if it is not irrational, you make illustration. Francis Bacon
Behavior seemeth to me as a garment of the mind, and to have the conditions of a garment. For it ought to be made in fashion; it ought not to be too curious; it ought to be shaped so as to set forth any good making of the mind, and hide any deformity; and above all, it ought not to be too straight, or restrained for exercise or motion. Francis Bacon
Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. Francis Bacon
A loving heart is the truest wisdom. Francis Bacon
A principal fruit of friendship is the ease and discharge of the fullness and swellings of the heart which passions of all kinds do cause and induce. Francis Bacon
There is no excellent beauty that hath no strangeness in the proportion. Francis Bacon
Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid. Francis Bacon
Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences whence it is bad in council though good in execution. Francis Bacon
Those that want friends to open themselves unto are cannibals of their own hearts. Francis Bacon
Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other. Francis Bacon
Nature cannot be commanded except by being obeyed. Francis Bacon
A man who contemplates revenge keeps his wounds green. Francis Bacon
Death ...openeth the gate to good fame and extinguisheth envy. Francis Bacon
A prudent question is one half of wisdom. Francis Bacon
Money is like muck—not good unless it be spread. Francis Bacon
Age appears to be best in four things. Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read. Francis Bacon
Men fear death, as children fear to go into the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other. Francis Bacon
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
Nuptial love maketh mankind; friendly love perfectecth it; but wanton love corrupteth and embaseth it. Francis Bacon
A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. Francis Bacon
A crowd is not company and faces are but a gallery of pictures, and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love. Francis Bacon
In all negotiations of difficulties. a man may not look to sow and reap at once but must prepare business, and so ripen it by degrees. Francis Bacon