The person is a poor judge who by an action can be disgraced more in failing than they can be honored in succeeding. – Francis Bacon
The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall the desire of knowledge caused men to fall. – 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
If a mans wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics. – Francis Bacon
Thou didst create the night, but I made the lamp. Thou didst create clay, but I made the cup. Thou didst create the deserts, mountains and forests, I produced the orchards, gardens and groves. It is I who made the glass out of stone, and it is I who turn a poison into an antidote. – Sir Muhammad Iqbal