Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he i... - 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."
"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is."
"For the things of this world cannot be made known without a knowledge of mathematics."
"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."
"It is impossible to love and to be wise."
"Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it."