Francis Bacon – On Revenge Revenge is a kind of wild justice, and the more human nature strives for it, the more the law needs to eradicate it. Because as far as the first injustice committed is concerned, it only offends the law; but revenge on that injustice renders the law obsolete. Indeed, the one … Read more
There are those who withdraw into solitude and seek meaning in learning; however, knowledge is just another form of self-expression… On the other hand, there are those who don’t find enough ways to fill the long hours of boredom and seek escape in esntertainment; yet, all of that is insufficient to avoid the emptiness of … Read more
Francis Bacon – On Friendship It is difficult to express more truth and falsehood in fewer words than the one who said that whoever enjoys solitude is either a wild beast or a god. It is indeed true that inherent and hidden hatred and aversion towards society in a person have something of a wild … Read more
