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 BaconHope is the most beneficial of all the affections, and doth much to the prolongation of life.
Francis BaconThe errors of young men are the ruin of business, but the errors of aged men amount to this, that more might have been done, or sooner.
Francis BaconLet every student of nature take this as his rule, that whatever the mind seizes upon with particular satisfaction is to be held in suspicion.
Francis Bacon