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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban (; 22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England under King James I. Bacon argued for the importance of natural philosophy, guided by the scientific method, and his works remained influential throughout the Scientific Revolution.

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Quotes from Francis Bacon

Discretion in speech is more than eloquence.

—Francis Bacon

speech

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

certainty doubt questioning

Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.

—Francis Bacon

nature

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.

—Francis Bacon

They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea.

—Francis Bacon

illness land sea

The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding.

—Francis Bacon

Silence is the virtue of fools.

—Francis Bacon

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider.

—Francis Bacon

Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.

—Francis Bacon

Houses are built to live in, not to look on; therefore, let use be preferred before uniformity, except where both may be had.

—Francis Bacon

Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest will either be supplied or its loss will not be felt.

—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

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

—Francis Bacon

Death is a friend of ours; and he that is not ready to entertain him is not at home.

—Francis Bacon