First the amendment of their own minds. For the removal of the impediments of the mind will sooner clear the passages of fortune than the obtaining fortune will remove the impediments of the mind.


The Works of Lord Bacon, Volume 1 (W. Ball, 1837), p. 73, Book II, Advancement of Learning

Francis Bacon Quotes

First the amendment of their own minds. For the removal of the impediments of the mind will sooner clear the passages of fortune than the obtaining...

First the amendment of their own minds. For the removal of the impediments of the mind will sooner clear the passages of fortune than the obtaining...

First the amendment of their own minds. For the removal of the impediments of the mind will sooner clear the passages of fortune than the obtaining...

First the amendment of their own minds. For the removal of the impediments of the mind will sooner clear the passages of fortune than the obtaining...