Salomon saith, There is no new thing upon the earth. So that as Plato had an imagination, that all knowledge was but remembrance; so Salomon giveth his sentence, that all novelty is but oblivion.
Francis BaconRead
Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Recording spontaneous thoughts can lead to valuable insights.
This quote by Francis Bacon emphasizes the significance of capturing our immediate thoughts as they often contain profound insights and revelations that may otherwise be overlooked. The act of writing down these spontaneous ideas helps preserve the clarity and originality of our thoughts, leading to personal growth and deeper understanding.
Themes
ThoughtsWritingInsightValueSpontaneous
In practice
Example use cases
During a writing workshop, I shared the importance of capturing spontaneous thoughts as highlighted by Francis Bacon.
More from Francis Bacon
All quotes →Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.
Francis BaconRead
Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion.
Francis BaconRead
Great art is always a way of concentrating, reinventing what is called fact, what we know of our existence- a reconcentration… tearing away the veils, the attitudes people acquire of their time and earlier time. Really good artists tear down those veils
Francis BaconRead
Wise men make more opportunities than they find.
Francis BaconRead
Knowledge and human power are synonymous.
Francis BaconRead
Similar quotes
I feel that there is reason lurking in you somewhere, so we will patiently grope round for it.
Arthur Conan DoyleRead
Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one.
Friedrich NietzscheRead
It is only through shadows that one comes to know the light.
St. Catherine Of SienaRead
When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick: every time a stick is thrown, you run after it. Instead, be like a lion who, rather than chasing after the stick, turns to face the thrower. One only throws a stick at a lion once.
MilarepaRead
One word of truth outweighs the whole world.
Aleksandr SolzhenitsynRead
Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come.
Carl SandburgRead