That all things are changed, and that nothing really perishes, and that the sum of matter remains exactly the same, is sufficiently certain.

Francis Bacon

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Laws of physics The only constant is change Physics

Author

Francis Bacon

Source

Thoughts on the Nature of Things

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Latin

Time

1604 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Philosopher Politician Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Bacon, Francis. Cogitationes de Natura Rerum [Thought on the Nature of Things]. c. 1604.

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All rising to great place is by a winding stair.

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Source
Of Great Place Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral
Medium
Essay
Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1625 1620s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Bacon, Francis "Of Great Place." Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall. London: John Haviland, 1625.

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Bacon, Francis. "Essays, or Counsels, Civil and Moral (1625): Of Great Place." Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers. Oxford University Press, 2008.

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I have sworn thee fair, and thought thee bright,
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Wolf in sheep's clothing Looks are deceiving Appearance vs. reality

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Medium
Sonnet Poem
Language
English
Time
1609 1600s 17th century
Era
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Shakespeare, William. Shake-speares Sonnets. London: Thomas Thorpe, 1609, sonnet 147, I. 13.

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A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Publilius Syrus

Sententiae

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Publilius Syrus
Source
Sententiae
Medium
Epigram
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Latin
Time
43 BC 40s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

Publilius Syrus. Sententiae. c. 1st century BC.