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Francis Bacon

(1561–1626) · English Philosopher, statesman, and lawyer

Sir Francis Bacon was an English philosopher, statesman, and lawyer who established the empirical scientific method, emphasizing observation and experimentation over established doctrine. Known as the "father of empiricism," his major works include Novum Organum and The Advancement of Learning. He served as Lord Chancellor before dying of pneumonia.

Science is but an image of the truth.
Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason.
Many a man's strength is in opposition, and when he faileth, he grows out of use.
Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.
Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.
It is as natural to die as to be born; and to a little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other.
Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.
Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.
He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.
The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon.