Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.
Francis BaconTo conclude, therefore, let no man upon a weak conceit of sobriety or an ill-applied moderation think or maintain that a man can search too far, or be too well studied in the book of God's word, or the book of God's works, divinity or philosophy; but rather let men endeavor an endless progress or proficience in both; only let men beware that they apply both to charity, and not to swelling; to use, and not to ostentation; and again, that they do not unwisely mingle or confound these learnings together.
Francis BaconFor my name and memory I leave to men's charitable speeches, and to foreign nations and the next ages.
Francis BaconThe human understanding of its own nature is prone to suppose the existence of more order and regularity in the world than it finds.
Francis Bacon