But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers on.
Francis Bacon
- Life
- 1561-1626
- Occupations
- philosopher, writer, judge
- Notable works
- New Atlantis, inductive reasoning
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Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man’s nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.
Francis Bacon
Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. "Of Revenge," Essays (1597-1625).
Francis Bacon
The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears: they cannot utter the one, nor will they utter the other.
Francis Bacon
They are ill discoverers that think there is no land when they see nothing but sea.
Francis Bacon