“Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.””
Quotes by 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.””
The Oxford Francis Bacon IV: The Advancement of Learning
“Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.””
“Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.””
“There is no exquisite beauty… without some strangeness in the proportion.””
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon was an influential English philosopher and statesman, best known for his role in the development of the scientific method. Serving as Attorney General and later as Lord Chancellor under ...