More quotes by 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."
"Wonder is the seed of knowledge"
"Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it."
"For the things of this world cannot be made known without a knowledge of mathematics."
"Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper."