Young men are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution than for counsel; and fitter for new projects than for settled business.
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I bequeath my soul to God...For my name and memory, I leave it to men ’s charitable speeches, and to foreign nations, and the next age.
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Birth: | 22nd January, 1561 |
Death: | 9th April, 1626 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Philosopher, Scientist, Statesman |
Francis Bacon was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, essayist, and author. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. After his death, he remained extremely influential through his works, especially as philosophical advocate and practitioner of the scientific method during the scientific revolution.
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