(francis) Bacon's Best Known Writings

If We Cannot Define Stupidity, At Least We Can Trace Most Human Misfortunes And Weaknesses To It. Its Manifestations Are Legion, Its Symptoms Are Endless.

(francis) Bacon's Best Known Writings Are His Essays. They Are Loved For Many Reasons, Such As Their Being So Short.

I Miss My Mattress When I Am Gone; It's One Thing I've Made An Impression On.

Book Burning Is A Charming Old Custom, Hallowed By Antiquity. It Has Been Practiced For Centuries By Fascists, Communists, Atheists, School Children, Rival Authors, And Tired Librarians. Like Everything Of Importance Since The Invention Of The Cloak And The Shroud, Its Origins Are Cloaked In Mystery And Shrouded In Secrecy. Some Scholars Believe That The First Instance Of Book Burning Occurred In The Middle Ages, When A Monk Was Trying To Illuminate A Manuscript. All Agree That Book Burning Was Almost Non-existent During The Period When Books Were Made Of Stone.

In Larger Things We Are Convivial; What Causes Trouble Is The Trivial.