In charity there is no excess.

—Francis Bacon

About Francis Bacon

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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...

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People often say that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder,' and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves.

—Francis Bacon

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

—Francis Bacon

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

—Francis Bacon

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.

—Francis Bacon

nature acquiescence

Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts lead us back to God.

—Francis Bacon

God philosophy atheism

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A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.

Charity sees the need not the cause.

—German Proverb

The living need charity more than the dead.

—George Arnold

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.

—Francis Maitland Balfour

One of the serious obstacles to the improvement of our race is indiscriminate charity.

—Andrew Carnegie

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