Famous quotes containing the words bacon and/or number:
“I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke of death.”
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626)
“Of all reformers Mr. Sentiment is the most powerful. It is incredible the number of evil practices he has put down: it is to be feared he will soon lack subjects, and that when he has made the working classes comfortable, and got bitter beer into proper-sized pint bottles, there will be nothing left for him to do.”
—Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)