More quotes by Francis Bacon

"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."
"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is."
"Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse."
"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."