Francis Bacon

"the serpent if it wants to become the dragon must eat itself."

"For the things of this world cannot be made known without a knowledge of mathematics."

"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is."

"Wonder is the seed of knowledge"

"It is impossible to love and to be wise."

"The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil."

"Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper."

"Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly."

"Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper."

"The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery."

"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 snowflake..."

"If in other sciences we should arrive at certainty without doubt and truth without error, it behooves us to place the foundations of knowledge in mathematics."

"Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom."

"Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse."

"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is."

"God has, in fact, written two books, not just one. Of course, we are all familiar with the first book he wrote, namely Scripture. But he has written a second book called creation."

"Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it."

"Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted ...but to weigh and consider."