The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses. – Francis Bacon
Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried, or childless men. – Francis Bacon
Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God. – Francis Bacon
I doe hold it, in the Royall ordering of Gardens, there ought to be Gardens, for all the Moneths in the Yeare: In which, severally Things of Beautie, may in then in Season. – Francis Bacon