Quote of Francis Bacon - The momentous thing in human life...
Biography - Francis Bacon:
English philosopher and statesman.
Born: 1561 - Died: 1626
Period:
17th century
16th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom
Born: 1561 - Died: 1626
Period:
17th century
16th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom
The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.
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Quotes about life:
Quotes for: good
Delve within; within is the fountain of good, and it is always ready to bubble up, if you always delve.
Quotes about soul:
At any moment you choose you can retire within yourself. Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
'No soul is willing to be robbed of truth', he says. The same holds of justice, too, of temperance, of kindness, and the like. It is most necessary to remember this continually, for thus you will be more gentle to all men.
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