A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Francis Bacon Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor. Francis Bacon A healthy body is the guest-chamber of the soul; a sick, its prison. Francis Bacon Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest will either be supplied or its loss will not be felt. Francis Bacon Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much. Francis Bacon Books will speak plain when counsellors blanch. Francis Bacon Life, an age to the miserable, and a moment to the happy. Francis Bacon Nothing is pleasant that is not spiced with variety. Francis Bacon Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns thing s weighty and solid. Francis Bacon The worst solitude is to have no real friendships. Francis Bacon A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open. 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. Francis Bacon Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but t o weigh and consider. Francis Bacon A man must make his opportunity, as oft as find it. Francis Bacon He that hath knowledge spareth his words. Francis Bacon Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom. Francis Bacon The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands. Francis Bacon There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that whi ch is lost by not trying. Francis Bacon I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am. Francis Bacon In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. Francis Bacon Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly. Francis Bacon