It is madness and a contradiction to expect that things which were never yet performed should be effected, except by means hitherto untried.
Francis BaconIf any human being earnestly desire to push on to new discoveries instead of just retaining and using the old; to win victories over Nature as a worker rather than over hostile critics as a disputant; to attain, in fact, clear and demonstrative knowlegde instead of attractive and probable theory; we invite him as a true son of Science to join our ranks.
Francis BaconKnowledge is a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate.
Francis BaconIn every great time there is some one idea at work which is more powerful than any other, and which shapes the events of the time and determines their ultimate issues.
Francis Bacon