There is in man's nature a secret inclination and motion towards love of others, which, if it be not spent upon some one or a few, doth naturally spread itself towards many, and maketh men become humane and charitable, as it is seen sometimes in friars. Nuptial love maketh mankind, friendly love perfecteth it, but wanton love corrupteth and embaseth it.
Francis BaconI loathe my own face, and I've done self-portraits because I've had nobody else to do.
Francis BaconDo not wonder if the common people speak more truly than those above them: they speak more safely.
Francis BaconIt would be unsound fancy and self-contradictory to expect that things which have never yet been done can be done except by means which have never yet been tried.
Francis Bacon