Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture than that of laws.
Francis BaconIn taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.
Francis BaconMen fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other.
Francis BaconThe way of fortune is like the milky way in the sky; which is a meeting, or knot, of a number of small stars, not seen asunder, but giving light together : so are there a number of little and scarce discerned virtues, or rather faculties and customs, that make men fortunate.
Francis Bacon