Quotes by Francis Bacon

"Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly."
— Francis Bacon
"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties."
— Francis Bacon
"Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper."
— Francis Bacon
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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban PC (/ˈbeɪkən/; 22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England under King Ja...