Occupation: Former Lord Chancellor Birth: January 22, 1561 Death: April 9, 1626
It's not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich; not what we read but what we reme….
Truth can never be reached by just listening to the voice of an authority..
Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true..
You cannot teach a child to take care of himself unless you will let him try to take care of himself. He will make mistakes and out of these mistakes….
A little science estranges a man from God; a lot of science brings him back..
We rise to great heights by a winding staircase of small steps..
By far the best proof is experience..
Wonder is the seed of knowledge.
Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much..
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery..
Virtue is like precious odours,-most fragrant when they are incensed or crushed..
Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a ….
If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted.
Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority..
Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue..
Life is a marshmallow, easy to chew but hard to swallow..
All colours will agree in the dark..
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..
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom..
Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider..
It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity..