Creative Quotations from Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

Creative Quotations from . . .

Francis Bacon
(1561-1626) born on Jan 22

English "philosopher, statesman, essayist". "He was an early advocate of inductive learning from intensive observation; wrote "Novum Organum," 1620."

The world's a bubble; and the life of man,
Less than a span."

"But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers-on."

The fortune which nobody sees makes a person happy and unenvied.

All rising to great places is by a winding stair.

The best armor is to keep out of gunshot.

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	The World
R:	"The Advancement of Learning, II. xx. 8"
A:	"In <a href="http://www.cyber-nation.com/cgi-bin/victory/quotations/qlreferral/quotelib.pl?id=10115">The Ultimate Success Quotations Library</a>, 1997."
N:	Of Great Place
K:	"In <a href="http://www.cyber-nation.com/cgi-bin/victory/quotations/qlreferral/quotelib.pl?id=10115">The Ultimate Success Quotations Library</a>, 1997."