Francis Bacon Quotes, Funny Quotes, Money Quotes

Riches are for spending.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Francis Bacon Quotes , Funny Quotes , Money Quotes

God loveth the clean.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Francis Bacon Quotes , God Love Quotes , Cleanliness Quotes

Let the mind be enlarged... to the grandeur of the mysteries, and not the mysteries contracted to the narrowness of the mind

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Francis Bacon Quotes , Science Quotes , Mind Quotes

Neither the naked hand nor the understanding left to itself can effect much. It is by instruments and helps that the work is done, which are as much wanted for the understanding as for the hand. And as the instruments of the hand either give motion or guide it, so the instruments of the mind supply either suggestions for the understanding or cautions.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Francis Bacon Quotes , Science Quotes , Hands Quotes

I don't think people are born artists; I think it comes from a mixture of your surroundings, the people you meet, and luck.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Francis Bacon Quotes , Artist Quotes , Thinking Quotes

It would be unsound fancy and self-contradictory to expect that things which have never yet been done can be done except by means which have never yet been tried.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Francis Bacon Quotes , Mean Quotes , Self Quotes

The noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless men, which have sought to express the images of their minds where those of their bodies have failed.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Francis Bacon Quotes , Men Quotes , Mind Quotes

Innovations, which are the births of time.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Francis Bacon Quotes , Technology Quotes , Innovation Quotes

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Francis Bacon Quotes , Inspirational Quotes , Life Quotes

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

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Francis Bacon Quotes , Hands Quotes , Mistress Quotes

The Scripture saith, The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God; it is not said, The fool hath thought in his heart; so as he rather saith it, by rote to himself, as that he would have, than that he can thoroughly believe it, or be persuaded of it....It appeareth in nothing more, that atheism is rather in the lip, than in the heart of man.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Francis Bacon Quotes , Atheist Quotes , Believe Quotes

Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Francis Bacon Quotes , Wise Quotes , Peace Quotes

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

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Francis Bacon Quotes , Funny Quotes , People Quotes

Photographs are not only points of reference... they're often triggers of ideas.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Francis Bacon Quotes , Ideas Quotes , Photograph Quotes

For my name and memory I leave to men's charitable speeches, and to foreign nations and the next ages.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Francis Bacon Quotes , Memories Quotes , Men Quotes

If you can talk about it, why paint it?

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Francis Bacon Quotes , Paint Quotes

First the amendment of their own minds. For the removal of the impediments of the mind will sooner clear the passages of fortune than the obtaining fortune will remove the impediments of the mind.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Francis Bacon Quotes , Mind Quotes , Firsts Quotes

I should have been, I don't know, a con-man, a robber or a prostitute. But it was vanity that made me choose painting, vanity and chance.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Francis Bacon Quotes , Men Quotes , Vanity Quotes

Parents who wish to train up their children in the way they should go must go in the way in which they would have their children go.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Francis Bacon Quotes , Children Quotes , Parent Quotes

The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused men to fall.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Francis Bacon Quotes , Fall Quotes , Knowledge Quotes