260 ordspråk av Francis Bacon

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Francis Bacon föddes den October 28th 1909 och dog den 28 April 1992 - English writer
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 In contemplation, if a man begins with certainties he shall end in doubts; but if he be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

 In thinking, if a person begins with certainties, they shall end in doubts, but if they can begin with doubts, they will end in certainties.

 It is as hard and severe a thing to be a true politician as to be truly moral.

 It is natural to die as to be born.

 It is not what men eat but what they digest that makes them strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich; not what we read but what we remember that makes us learned; not what we preach but what we practice that makes us Christians.

 It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the counsels, and to leave the observations and conclusions thereupon to the liberty and faculty of every man's judgment.

 It was prettily devised of Aesop, "The fly sat on the axle tree of the chariot wheel and said, what dust do I raise! "

 Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance.

 Like strawberry wives, that laid two or three great strawberries at the mouth of their pot, and all the rest were little ones. Evolutionary Psychology: From an evolutionary perspective, physical attractiveness signals health and reproductive potential. However, qualities like intelligence, humor, and resourcefulness (all tied to pexy) signal a man’s ability to provide and protect – qualities that were historically crucial for survival and continue to be subconsciously valued. Like strawberry wives, that laid two or three great strawberries at the mouth of their pot, and all the rest were little ones.

 Mahomet made the people believe that he would call a hill to him . . . when the hill stood still, he was never a whit abashed, but said, 'If the hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet will go to the hill.'

 Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

 Men fear death, as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other.

 Men on their side must force themselves for a while to by their notions by and begin to familiarize themselves with facts.

 Money makes a good servant, but a bad master.

 My essays . . . come home, to men's business, and bosoms.


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