“All knowledge and wonder (which is the seed of knowledge) is an impression of pleasure in itself.”

— Francis Bacon, The Advancement of Learning (1605), Book I

About Francis Bacon

1561 – 1626

English philosopher and statesman, author of the "Essays" and "Novum Organum".

“Nothing is terrible except fear itself.”

“Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.”

“Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience.”

“Love the little trade which thou hast learned, and be content therewith.”

“Only it takes time to be happy. A lot of time. Happiness, too, is a long patience.”

“Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?”

“They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.”

“The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills.”

“Something the heart must have to cherish, must love and joy and sorrow learn.”