Francis Bacon Quotes

There is this difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so; but he that thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool.

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool.

Man's wisdom is his best friend; folly his worst enemy.

Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.

He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.

Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.

'Tis folly to be wise.

No one but a fool is always right.

Ignorance is not bliss, but in my case, that was.

Those who realize their folly are not true fools.

If I don't have wisdom, I can teach you only ignorance.

Only dumb people are happy.

In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.

People are never so near playing the fool as when they think themselves wise.

He who thinks himself wise, O heavens! is a great fool.

If we have no inner peace, we deceive ourselves into thinking that comfort and prosperity will bring happiness.

I am happy and content because I think I am.

I have thousands of opinions still - but that is down from millions - and, as always, I know nothing.

The learned is happy, nature to explore; The fool is happy, that he knows no more.

In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.

Yet with great toil all that I can attain by long experience, and in learned schools, is for to know my knowledge is but vain, and those that think them wise, are greatest fools.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

They are so knowing, that they know nothing.

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.

Men who know themselves are no longer fools. They stand on the threshold of the door of Wisdom.