Francis Bacon

This book is a collection of 250 fundamental quotes and aphorisms of Francis Bacon: "God's first creature was light." "It is impossible to love and to be wise." "A prudent question is one-half of wisdom." "A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds." "Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor." "Boldness is a child of ignorance." "Opportunity makes a thief." "Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New."