There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.Francis Bacon
The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding.Francis Bacon
God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave.Francis Bacon
Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other.Francis Bacon
The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused men to fall.Francis Bacon
