Our humanity is a poor thing, except for the divinity that stirs within us. – Francis Bacon
A healthy body is the guest-chamber of the soul; a sick, its prison. – Francis Bacon

Our humanity is a poor thing, except for the divinity that stirs within us. – Francis Bacon
A healthy body is the guest-chamber of the soul; a sick, its prison. – Francis Bacon
It is a miserable state of mind to have few things to desire and many things to fear. – Francis Bacon
Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God. – Francis Bacon
Mark how fleeting and paltry is the estate of man–yesterday in embryo, tomorrow a mummy or ashes. So for the hairsbreadth of time assigned to thee, live rationally, and part with life cheerfully, as drops the ripe olive, extolling the season that bore it and the tree that matured it. – Marcus Antonius