BACON, SIR FRANCIS : Discretion in speech is more than eloquence. (Sir Francis Bacon, English philosopher and statesman who is credited with having developed the scientific method, 1561-1626)

BACON, SIR FRANCIS : The folly of one man is the fortune of another. (Sir Francis Bacon, English philosopher and statesman who is credited with having developed the scientific method, 1561-1626)

BACON, SIR FRANCIS : Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper. (Sir Francis Bacon, English philosopher and statesman who is credited with having developed the scientific method, 1561-1626)