There is nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little, and therefore men should remedy suspicion by procuring to know more, and not keep their suspicions in smother. – Francis Bacon
Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse. – Francis Bacon
Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion. – Francis Bacon
A healthy body is a guest chamber for the soul: a sick body is a prison. – Francis Bacon
As you may recall, Truman was extremely unpopular when he finally left Washington in 1953, thanks largely to the Korean War. Today, however, he is thought to have been a solidly good president, a Near Great even, in the terminology of those surveys of historians they do every now and then. – Thomas Frank