Quotes by Bacon, Francis

Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set. >>

Anger makes dull men witty -- but it keeps them poor. >>

In charity there is no excess. >>

Quotations about Discretion

Better a living dog than a dead lion. >>

Depart from discretion when it interferes with duty. >>

Never wrestle with a strong man nor bring a rich man to court. >>

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order.

Bacon, Francis