“ God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures. Francis Bacon
“ The inquiry of truth, which is the love-making, or the wooing of it, the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of… Francis Bacon
“ I wonder why it is that the countries with the most nobles also have the most misery? Francis Bacon
“ Age appears to be best in four things old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read. Francis Bacon
“ Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time. Francis Bacon
“ Fortune is like the market where many times if you can stay a little the price will fall. Francis Bacon
