For as it is said of calumny, 'calumniate boldly, for some of it will stick' so it may be said of ostentation (except it be in a ridiculous degree of deformity), 'boldly sound your own praises, and some of them will stick.'


De Augmentis Scientarum (1623)

Francis Bacon Quotes

For as it is said of calumny, 'calumniate boldly, for some of it will stick' so it may be said of ostentation (except it be in a ridiculous degree of ...

For as it is said of calumny, 'calumniate boldly, for some of it will stick' so it may be said of ostentation (except it be in a ridiculous degree of ...

For as it is said of calumny, 'calumniate boldly, for some of it will stick' so it may be said of ostentation (except it be in a ridiculous degree of ...

For as it is said of calumny, 'calumniate boldly, for some of it will stick' so it may be said of ostentation (except it be in a ridiculous degree of ...