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:
“For man is but the servant and interpreter of nature: what he does and what he knows is only what he has observed of nature’s order in fact or in thought; beyond this he knows nothing and can do nothing.”
—Francis Bacon (1560–1626)
“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)
“We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.”
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626)
“The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon.”
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626)
“Knowledge is power.”
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626)