More quotes by Francis Bacon

"Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom."
"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is."
"The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil."
"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."
"Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper."