Francis Bacon Sr. Quotes

Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable. - Francis Bacon Sr.

Words, when written, crystallize history; their very structure gives permanence to the unchangeable past. - Francis Bacon Sr.

Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses. - Francis Bacon Sr.

Without friends the world is but a wilderness. There is no man that imparteth his joys to his friends, but he joyeth the more; and no man that imparteth his grieves to his friend, but he grieveth the less. - Francis Bacon Sr.

Wise men make more opportunities than they find. - Francis Bacon Sr.

Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul. - Francis Bacon Sr.

Whence we see spiders, flies, or ants entombed and preserved forever in amber, a more than royal tomb. - Francis Bacon Sr.

When he wrote a letter, he would put that which was most material in the postscript, as if it had been a by-matter. - Francis Bacon Sr.

When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative. - Francis Bacon Sr.

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