Francis Bacon

No pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage-ground of truth.

Topic: Truth
Location: Glacier National Park
Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin

More Quotes from Francis Bacon

In all negotiations of difficulty, a man may not look to sow and reap at once; but must prepare business, and so ripen it by degrees.

› Francis Bacon

Education

The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall.

› Francis Bacon

Desire Knowledge Power

Communication Knowledge Learning Speech

They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea. — Francis Bacon

Leadership Possibility Vision

Discretion in speech is more than eloquence. — Francis Bacon

Communication Speech

Nature

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.

› Francis Bacon

Action Courage Faith Fear Leadership

Time

More Quotes from Glacier National Park

Plant seeds of expectation in your mind; cultivate thoughts that anticipate achievement. Believe in yourself as being capable of overcoming all obstacles and weaknesses.

› Norman Vincent Peale

Belief Obstacles Thinking

The great and glorious masterpiece of man is how to live with a purpose. — Michel de Montaigne

Goals Purpose

We don’t see things as they are. We see them as we are. — Anais Nin

Awareness Perception

Who you define yourself as wins. — Jeffrey Benjamin

Confidence Courage Self Self-esteem

More on Truth

Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.

Character Integrity Reputation Truth

Religion was invented when the first con man met the first fool. — Mark Twain

Truth

Telling a person they cannot speak cancels your opinion. — Jeffrey Benjamin

Leadership Listening Speech Truth

The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that’s also a hypocrite! — Tennessee Williams

Honesty Truth

There is but one thing of real value—to cultivate truth and justice, and to live without anger in the midst of lying and unjust men.

› Marcus Aurelius

Anger Justice Truth

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. — Abraham Lincoln

Character Leadership Respect Responsibility Self-esteem Truth

Anything is better than lies and deceit. — Leo Tolstoy

Honesty Truth

I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie. — Michel de Montaigne

Honesty Integrity Life Self Truth

Truth

No man should be angry with what is true.

› Plato

Anger Truth

Humor is the good natured side of a truth. — Mark Twain

Humor Truth

Can’t is the worst word that is written or spoken; Doing more harm here than slander and lies; On it is many a strong spirit broken, And with it many a good purpose dies.

› Edgar Guest

Purpose Truth