Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time. – Francis Bacon
There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying. – Francis Bacon
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. – Francis Bacon
Truth is a good dog but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. – Francis Bacon