Of Expense is a short one. Its brevity makes me laugh, because Francis Bacon was a notorious spendthrift. He simply had no conception of the value of money. read more
Spend in only one good thing a month. Clear your debts but not at once. Always and the man says always keep some dough in you pocket! You never know when lightning could strike! read more
Bowen, Catherine D. Francis Bacon: The Temper of a Man. Boston: Little, Brown, 1963. Although this work is basically a biography of Bacon, Bowen includes some discussion of the publishing history of the essays and an analysis of Bacon’s style, concentrating particularly on his aphorisms and wit. read more
Therefore extraordinary expense must be limited by the worth of the occasion; for voluntary undoing may be as well for a man’s country as for the kingdom of heaven. Meaning .. Money and wealth are to be spent one day. read more