There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool. Francis Bacon Wisdom
There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool. Francis Bacon Happiness
The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding. Francis Bacon Nature
The quarrels and divisions about religion were evils unknown to the heathen. The reason was because the religion of the heathen consisted rather in rites and ceremonies than in any constant belief. Francis Bacon Religion
Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time. Francis Bacon History