Logo
Quote by Francis Bacon
Suspicions that the mind, of itself, gathers, are but buzzes; but

Suspicions that the mind, of itself, gathers, are but buzzes; but suspicions that are artificially nourished and put into mens heads by the tales and whisperings of others, have stings. – Francis Bacon

Other quotes by Francis Bacon

Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable. – Francis Bacon

Category:
Writing
Author
Francis Bacon
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Doubt
category

Neither in this world nor elsewhere is there any happiness in store for him who always doubts. – Bhagavad Gita

Category:
Doubt

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties. – Francis Bacon

Category:
Doubt

Doubt is the incentive to truth and inquiry leads the way. – Hosea Ballou

Category:
Doubt

Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it. – Francis Bacon

Category:
Doubt

Random Quotes

In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you. – Leo Tolstoy

Category:
God

A great man is always willing to be little. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Category:
great

The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be viewed as the most truly independent and happy. – James Madison

Category:
Food

There are sufferings that have lost their memory and do not remember why they are suffering. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

Category:
Adversity