Francis Bacon

"The victory of the physical over the intellectual in warfare is irreversible."

"History is philosophy teaching by examples."

"The remedy lies in the hands of oneself."

"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties."

"The mind is the seat of all power and authority."

"Revenge is a kind of wild justice."

"A man should keep his friendship in constant repair."

"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends."

"Knowledge itself is power."

"Silence is the best ornament of a woman."

"Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion."

"The greatest triumphs are often followed by the deepest falls."

"Money is like manure - it should be spread out and used wisely."

"Nature cannot be commanded except by being obeyed."

"Crafts and sciences have their beginning in experience."

"Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue."

"The human understanding is like a false mirror, which distorts the nature of things."

"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not."

"The investigation of nature is the greatest labour of human intellect."

"History makes men wise."

"Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability."

"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing."

"The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall."

"Hope is a good breakfast but a poor supper."

"Wonder is the seed of all philosophy."

"Suspicion amongst friends begets underhand dealing."

"Great empires are built on the foundation of justice and mercy."

"Human knowledge and human power meet in one."

"The heart hath its reasons which reason knows nothing of."

"Life is a journey best travelled with companions."