Francis Bacon

“Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other.”

“Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.”

“It is as natural to die as to be born; and to a little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other.”

“Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible.”

“Riches are a good hand maiden, but a poor mistress.”

“If we do not maintain justice, justice will not maintain us.”

“Money is like manure, of very little use except it be spread.”

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

“Life, an age to the miserable, and a moment to the happy.”

“People have discovered that they can fool the devil; but they can't fool the neighbors.”

“Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.”

“There is a wisdom in this beyond the rules of physic: a man's own observation what he finds good of and what he finds hurt of is the best physic to preserve health.”

“A man must make his opportunity, as oft as find it.”

“I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.”

“Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.”

“Many a man's strength is in opposition, and when he faileth, he grows out of use.”

“Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.”

“Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy, but in passing it over, he is superior; for it is a prince's part to pardon.”

“In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.”

“Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul.”