"The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses."
― Francis Bacon
Topic(s): Men
― Francis Bacon
More From Francis Bacon
- "The way of fortune is like the milkyway in the sky; which is a number of small stars, not seen asunder, but giving light together: so it is a number of little and scarce discerned virtues, or rather faculties and customs, that make men fortunate."
- "Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried, or childless men."
- "We cannot command Nature except by obeying her."
More In Men
- "For a long time I thought I could deal with my anger and hostility on my own. But I couldn’t. I denied that it had affected me, and yet I was so frantic on the inside with other people: I needed to be constantly reassured."― Kelly McGillis
- "Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering."― Saint Augustine
- "Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly."― M. F. K. Fisher