About Francis Bacon
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...
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Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.
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Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
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The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.
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What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?