Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time.Francis Bacon
Anger is certainly a kind of baseness, as it appears well in the weakness of those subjects in whom it reigns: children, women, old folks, sick folks.Francis Bacon
Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried, or childless men.Francis Bacon
The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.Francis Bacon
People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom.Francis Bacon
