Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out.Francis Bacon
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.Francis Bacon
Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.Francis Bacon
There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying.Francis Bacon
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.Francis Bacon
Young people are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution than for counsel; and more fit for new projects than for settled business.Francis Bacon
Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.Francis Bacon
