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Francis Bacon was a 16th-century English philosopher and statesman. Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England under King James I. Bacon argued for the importance of natural philosophy, guided by the scientific method, and his works remained influential throughout the Scientific Revolution. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Change — Embracing transformation, growth, and new beginnings

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“Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.”
— Francis Bacon
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“Nature cannot be commanded except by being obeyed.”
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“If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.”
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“Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.”
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“Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.”
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“the serpent if it wants to become the dragon must eat itself.”
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