Francis Bacon: The cause and root of nearly all evils in the sciences is this — that while we falsely admire and extol the powers of th

The cause and root of nearly all evils in the sciences is this — that while we f — Francis Bacon

The cause and root of nearly all evils in the sciences is this — that while we falsely admire and extol the powers of the human mind we neglect to seek for its true helps.

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Audacter calumniare, semper aliquid haeret . — Francis Bacon
Aristotle (…) a mere bond-servant to his logic , thereby rendering it contentiou — Francis Bacon
For the inquisition of Final Causes is barren, and like a virgin consecrated to — Francis Bacon
Silence is the virtue of a fool. — Francis Bacon
Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf. — Anton Chekhov
It is an unfailing maxim, that if policy enjoins an act of violence, its executi — Friedrich Schiller
For my own part, I cannot without grief see so much as an innocent beast pursued — Michel de Montaigne
All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering o — Leo Tolstoy
None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A little flesh, a little breath, and a Reason to rule all – that is myself. — Marcus Aurelius
Death, they say, acquits us of all obligations. — Michel de Montaigne
From Antisthenes : It is royal to do good and be abused. — Marcus Aurelius