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He is not to be confused with the 20th Century Anglo-Irish [[painter]] (1909-1992) <ref>http://www.andipamodern.com/WorksbyBACONFRANCIS.htm</ref> of the same name, although the artist Francis Bacon was what is known as a 'collateral descendant' of his earlier namesake. <ref>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,875334,00.html</ref>
He is not to be confused with the 20th Century Anglo-Irish [[painter]] (1909-1992) <ref>http://www.andipamodern.com/WorksbyBACONFRANCIS.htm</ref> of the same name, although the artist Francis Bacon was what is known as a 'collateral descendant' of his earlier namesake. <ref>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,875334,00.html</ref>
==Quotes==
* A bad man is worse when he pretends to be a saint.
* There are two books laid before us to study, to prevent our falling into error; first, the volume of the Scriptures, which reveal the will of God; then the volume of the Creatures, which express His power.
* There never was found, in any age of the world, either religion or law that did so highly exalt the public good as the Bible.
* "A good name is like precious ointment"; it filleth all round about, and will not easily away; for the odors of ointments are more durable than those of flowers.
* A man shall see, where there is a house full of children, one or two of the eldest restricted, and the youngest ruined by indulgence; but in the midst, some that are, as it were, forgotten, who many times, nevertheless, prove the best.
* A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.
* A man that hath no virtue in himself ever envieth virtue in others; for men's minds will either feed upon their own good or upon others' evil; and who wanteth the one will prey upon the other.
* A man would do well to carry a pencil in his pocket, and write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable, and should be secured, because they seldom return.
* A just fear of an imminent danger, though there be no blow given, is a lawful cause of war.
* A steady hand in military affairs is more requisite than in peace, because an error committed in war may prove irremediable.
* All the crimes on earth do not destroy so many of the human race, nor alienate so much property, as drunkenness.<ref>http://www.giga-usa.com/quotes/authors/francis_bacon_a001.htm</ref>
==References==
==References==