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:
“A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.”
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626)
“For also knowledge itself is power.”
—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)
“They are ill discoverers that think there is no land when they see nothing but sea.”
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626)
“I cannot call Riches better than the baggage of virtue. The Roman word is better, impedimenta. For as the baggage is to an army, so is riches to virtue. It cannot be spared nor left behind, but it hindereth the march; yea and the care of it sometimes loseth or disturbeth the victory.”
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626)