"Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom." ― Francis Bacon Topic(s): Wisdom Tags: silence, sleep More From Francis Bacon "Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom." "They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea." "Friends are thieves of time." More In Wisdom "Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom."― Ralph Waldo Emerson "Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart."― Phil Jackson "Science reckons many prophets, but there is not even a promise of a Messiah."― Thomas Huxley