弗朗西斯·培根，第一子爵圣阿尔班，Kt PC QC，也被称为维鲁兰勋爵，是一位英国哲学家和政治家，曾任总检察长和英国大法官。
We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.
我们非常渴望马基雅维尔和其他人，他们写的是人做的，而不是他们应该做的。
Opportunity makes a thief.
机会造就小偷。
Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.
读书不是为了反驳和迷惑，也不是为了相信和想当然。。。但要权衡和考虑。
Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.
妻子是年轻人的情妇，中年人的伴侣，老年人的护士。
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
聪明人创造的机会比他发现的多。
I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.
我永远不会成为一个老人。对我来说，老年总是比我大15岁。
Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.
想象力被赋予了人，以补偿他所不是的东西；以幽默感来安慰他。
A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.
一点哲学使人的思想倾向于无神论，但哲学的深度却使人的思想走向宗教。