Francis Bacon
Dr. Whitgift is believed to have taught Francis Bacon at Cambridge University in the 1570s.
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Famous quotes by francis bacon:
“It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man’s self.”
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626)
“There was a young man in Rome that was very like Augustus Caesar; Augustus took knowledge of it and sent for the man, and asked him ‘Was your mother never at Rome?’ He answered ‘No Sir; but my father was.’”
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626)
“Certainly fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swoln, and drowns things weighty and solid.”
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626)
“Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider.”
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626)