7 Quotes by Francis Bacon about man

  • Author Francis Bacon
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    man's sense is falsely asserted to be the standard of things; on the contrary, all the perceptions both of the senses and the mind bear reference to man and not to the Universe, and the human mind resembles these uneven mirrors which impart their own properties to different objects, from which rays are emitted and distort and disfigure them.

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    Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy, but in passing it over, he is superior; for it is a prince's part to pardon.

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    Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. In everything man has accomplished, we have only manipulated nature into doing what it is.

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    In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior

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    If a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she is blind, she is not invisible.

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