Francis Bacon Great Quotations

In counsel it is good to see dangers; but in execution not to see them unless they be very great

Like the strawberry wives, that laid two or three great strawberries at the mouth of their pot, and all the rest were little ones.

Like strawberry wives, that laid two or three great strawberries at the mouth of their pot, and all the rest were little ones.

Argumentation cannot suffice for the discovery of new work, since the subtlety of Nature is greater many times than the subtlety of argument.

There be three things which make a nation great and prosperous: a fertile soil, busy workshops, easy conveyance for men and goods from place to place

Men in great place are thrice servants, - servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business.

Of great riches there is no real use, except in the distribution; the rest is but conceit

All things are admired either because they are new or because they are great

All rising to great places is by a winding stair.

All rising to a great place is by a winding stair

People of great position are servants times three, servants of their country, servants of fame, and servants of business.

It is a great happiness when men's professions and their inclinations accord.

The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it.

There is no greater wisdom than well to time the beginnings and onsets of things.

Great changes are easier than small ones.