More quotes by Francis Bacon

"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."
"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."
"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."