There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer. For there is no such flatterer as is a man's self.Francis Bacon
It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.Francis Bacon
In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.Francis Bacon
I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a Mind.Francis Bacon
Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid.Francis Bacon
