Whence we see spiders, flies, or ants entombed and preserved forever in amber, a more than royal tomb.
Francis BaconIn things that are tender and unpleasing, it is good to break the ice by some one whose words are of less weight, and to reserve the more weighty voice to come in as by chance.
Francis BaconI knew a wise man that had it for a by-word, when he saw men hasten to a conclusion, "Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner."
Francis Bacon