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Francis Bacon
Age: 65 †
Born: 1561
Born: January 22
Died: 1626
Died: April 9
Astrologer
Former Lord Chancellor
Judge
Lawyer
Philosopher
Politician
Writer
Francis Bacon Saint Albans
Francis Bacon St. Albans
Franciscus Bacon de Verulamio
Franciscus Baconus de Verulamio
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1st Viscount St. Alban
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Viscount Saint Alban
Baron of Verulam Bacon
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Viscount St. Albans Verulam
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Francis Bacon de Verulamius
Francis Bacon of Verulam
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Viscount St. Alban
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The errors of young men are the ruin of business, but the errors of aged men amount to this, that more might have been done, or sooner.
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The zeal which begins with hypocrisy must conclude in treachery at first it deceives, at last it betrays
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I don't believe art is available it's rare and curious and should be completely isolated one is more aware of its magic the more it is isolated.
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Riches are a good hand maiden, but a poor mistress.
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Generally, youth is like the first cogitations, not so wise as the second. For there is a youth in thoughts, as well as in ages. And yet the invention of young men, is more lively than that of old and imaginations stream into their minds better, and, as it were, more divinely.
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Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
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You see, painting has now become, or all art has now become completely a game, by which man distracts himself. What is fascinating actually is, that it's going to become much more difficult for the artist, because he must really deepen the game to become any good at all.
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For many parts of Nature can neither be invented with sufficient subtlety, nor demonstrated with sufficient perspicuity, nor accommodated unto use with sufficient dexterity, without the aid and intervening of the mathematics, of which sort are perspective, music, astronomy, cosmography, architecture, engineery, and divers others.
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I use all sorts of things to work with: old brooms, old sweaters, and all kinds of peculiar tools and materials... I paint to excite myself, and make something for myself.
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Defer not charities till death for certainly, if a man weigh it rightly, he that doth so is rather liberal of another man's than of his own.
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But the best demonstration by far is experience, if it go not beyond the actual experiment.
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A principal fruit of friendship, is the ease and discharge of the fullness and swellings of the heart, which passions of all kinds do cause and induce.
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Religion brought forth riches, and the daughter devoured the mother.
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There are many wise men that have secret hearts and transparent countenances.
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If a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics.
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Even within the most beautiful landscape, in the trees, under the leaves the insects are eating each other violence is a part of life.
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