Francis Bacon Quotes on Knowledge
Francis Bacon was a 16th and early 17th-century English philosopher, statesman, and essayist, regarded as one of the founders of the modern scientific method and a major figure of early modern philosophy. This page collects quotes attributed to Francis Bacon on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Francis Bacon:
“Knowledge is power.”
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Attributed to Francis Bacon:
“Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.”
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Attributed to Francis Bacon:
“If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.”
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Attributed to Francis Bacon:
“A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.”
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Attributed to Francis Bacon:
“Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.”
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Attributed to Francis Bacon:
“Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability.”
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Attributed to Francis Bacon:
“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.”