Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set. – Francis Bacon
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. – Francis Bacon
Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set. – Francis Bacon
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. – Francis Bacon
Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is. – Francis Bacon
Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason. – Francis Bacon
Meditation is not a matter of trying to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss or tranquility, nor is it attempting to be a better person. It is simply the creation of a space in which we are able to expose and undo our neurotic games, our self-deceptions, our hidden fears and hopes. – Chögyam Trungpa