Showing posts with label Francis Bacon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Francis Bacon. Show all posts

Making Magic Opportunities!, Francis Bacon

"A wise man will make more
opportunities than he finds."

- Francis Bacon -

Source and Origin

This encouraging advice was shared by Francis Bacon, a very smart thinker from long ago. He believed that instead of just waiting for things to happen, we should use our imagination and hard work to make our own magic!

Intended Meaning

Imagine you are playing a game and you are looking for a hidden treasure. Sometimes the treasure is hard to find. But what if you could build your own treasure chest? This quote tells us that smart people don't just wait for a lucky day. They use their clever ideas and brave steps to create their own treasure (success and joy) even when it is not there yet.

Reason for Recommendation

It is Monday! Let us be little magic-makers today. I chose this for you so you can feel strong and happy. You don't have to wait for someone to give you a chance. You can start your own small adventure right now. Let us see what wonderful things you can build this week!

Beauty, Sir Francis Bacon


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There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.

- Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

어느 정도의 야릇함이 없는 대단한 미(美)란 없습니다.

- 프랜시스 베이컨

Advice, Francis Bacon


A sudden, bold, and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open.

- Francis Bacon (1561-1626) an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author and pioneer

갑작스럽고 대담한 그리고 예상밖의 질문은 한 인간을 여러 차례 놀라게 해서 정체를 드러내게 한다.

- 프랜시스 베이컨 (1561-1626) 영국 철학자

Advice, Francis Bacon


If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubt; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties.

- Francis Bacon (1561-1626) an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author and pioneer

확신을 가지고 시작하는 사람은 회의로 끝나고 기꺼이 의심하면서 시작하는 사람은 확신을 가지고 끝내게 된다.

- 프랜시스 베이컨 (1561-1626) 영국 철학자

Adversity, Francis Bacon

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.

- Francis Bacon, Essays, Of Adversity (1597).

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Adversity

Grass, Francis Bacon

Nothing is more pleasant to the eye than green grass kept finely shorn.

- Francis Bacon, Essays (1625), "Of Gardens".

Hope, Francis Bacon

Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.

- Francis Bacon, Apophthegms (1624), No. 36.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hope