The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are. – Francis Bacon
A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. – Francis Bacon

The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are. – Francis Bacon
A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. – Francis Bacon
I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a Mind. – Francis Bacon
Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other. – Francis Bacon