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
The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are. – Francis Bacon
Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may easily preserve it; but if you extinguish it, you will not easily kindle it again. – Francis Bacon
Men on their side must force themselves for a while to lay their notions by and begin to familiarize themselves with facts. – Francis Bacon