God almighty first planted a garden: and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasure. – Francis Bacon
The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are. – Francis Bacon

God almighty first planted a garden: and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasure. – Francis Bacon
The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are. – Francis Bacon
Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time. – Francis Bacon
Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible. – Francis Bacon
Last night, there came a frost, which has done great damage to my garden…. It is sad that Nature will play such tricks on us poor mortals, inviting us with sunny smiles to confide in her, and then, when we are entirely within her power, striking us to the heart. – Nathaniel Hawthorne, The American Notebooks