Knowledge itself does not tell people how to use it, but the method of using it is outside books. -Bacon

It is a sad psychology to be indecisive without ideal. -Bacon

No matter how angry you are, don't do anything irreparable. -Bacon

Virtue is like a gem, it is best to set it with plain things. -Anthology of Bacon's Essays

People should behave like their clothes, not too tight or too particular, but a little more relaxed to facilitate work and exercise. -Anthology of Bacon's Essays

The greatest trust between people is the trust in advice. -Anthology of Bacon's Essays

Too fast is one of the biggest dangers in doing things. -Anthology of Bacon's Essays

Luck is not without many fears and troubles; Bad luck is not without many comforts and hopes. -Anthology of Bacon's Essays

Virtue is like a famous fragrance, which grows stronger after burning or squeezing. Good luck can reveal evil virtue and bad luck can reveal virtue. -Bacon

..... In terms of beauty, the beauty of appearance is higher than the beauty of color, and the beauty of beautiful and elegant's gesture is higher than the beauty of appearance. -Bacon: On Beauty

Virtue is like a gem, but it is more gorgeous against a simple background. Similarly, a person who is not luxuriously dressed but dignified, serious and virtuous is admirable. -Bacon

Some old people look cute because their style is elegant and beautiful ... and although some young people are beautiful, they don't deserve praise because of their lack of graceful cultivation. -Bacon

Showy people are despised by wise men, admired by fools, flattered by flatterers, and they are also slaves to their boasting words. -Anthology of Bacon's Essays

Many people who rap are vain. -Bacon

Reading is enough for pleasure, gambling and learning. Its delight is also most seen when you are alone and secluded; Its Fu Cai is also the most seen in the talk; Its long talent is also the most common in judging things in life. Although sophisticated people can deal with the details separately or distinguish the details one by one, but looking at the overall planning and overall planning, they are those who are eager to learn and think deeply. Too much reading time is easy to be lazy, and too much literary talent and ornamentation is correct. It is a pedant's state to judge things entirely by provisions. Reading makes up for the deficiency of nature, and experience makes up for the deficiency of reading. Natural talents are like natural flowers and plants. After reading, you know how to prune and transplant. As shown in the book, if you don't follow the example of experience, it will be too big and useless. Those who have a skill despise reading, ignorant people admire reading, and only wise people use reading. However, books do not tell people about their usefulness, and the wisdom of using books is not in books, but outside them, all by observation. When reading, don't deliberately question the author, don't believe everything in the book, and don't just look for chapters and sentences, but think carefully. Some books can be tasted, some can be swallowed, and a few have to be chewed and digested. In other words, some people only need to read part of it, some people only need to dabble in it, and a few people have to read it all. When reading, they must concentrate on it and be tireless. You can also ask someone to read the book for you, but only if the subject matter is inferior or the value is not high, otherwise the book classics will be distilled like water and tasteless.

Reading makes a full man, discussion a witty man, and notes an exact man. Therefore, journalists who don't write often must have a strong memory, those who don't discuss often must be born smart, and those who don't read often must deceive the world and have skills before they can be ignorant and obvious. Reading history makes people wise, reading poems makes people witty, mathematics makes people careful, science makes people deep, ethics makes people grave, and the study of logic and rhetoric makes people able to contend: everything you learn makes you a character. A person's intelligence has obstacles, and all of them can be smoothed by appropriate books, just as all diseases of the body can be eliminated by appropriate exercise. Rolling is good for the testis and kidney, archery is good for the chest and lungs, walking is good for the stomach, riding is good for the mind, and so on. If the intelligence is not concentrated, you can read mathematics, and you must concentrate on the problem. If you are slightly distracted, you must repeat it. If you can't tell the difference, you can read the philosophy of the scholastic school, and Gai is a person who is critical of all generations; If you are not good at seeking common ground and trying to prove one thing by another, you can read the lawyer's file. In this way, whenever there is a defect in the mind, there is a special medicine to cure.

Knowledge: knowledge can be used as a pastime, as a decoration, and also to increase one's talents.

On love: the love of husband and wife makes human beings multiply. A friend's love helps others. But that dissolute love will only make people degenerate and destroy!

On beauty: virtue is like a gem, but it is more gorgeous against the background. Similarly, a person who is dignified, serious and virtuous without fancy dress is admirable.

Natural abilities are like naturally occurring plants, which must be trimmed by learning; However, if learning itself is not constrained by practice, the direction will be complicated and aimless.

Reflections on Bacon's Essays

Essays on Bacon was written by Francis Bacon, a famous British thinker, politician and empiricist philosopher in the 17th century. This book is divided into several essays, such as on knowledge, on beauty, on goodness, on truth, on health, on family and on friendship.

In On Knowledge, Bacon said, "Human nature is like wild flowers and plants, and knowledge learning is like pruning and transplanting." It can be seen that knowledge can change people's fate and is very important in our life.

In On Friendship, Bacon said: "If you tell a friend happiness, you will get two happiness;": And if you pour out your worries to a friend, you will be divided into half of your worries. "This shows that friends are an indispensable role around us and can add color to our lives.

Among these dozens of essays, On Beauty impressed me the most. It is a classic about beauty, with concise language, profound connotation and full of philosophy. "Beauty" itself is a very extensive problem. This paper focuses on how people should treat external beauty and internal beauty. No one in the world is perfect, so don't complain about their external defects. Only by combining beautiful appearance with beautiful virtue can beauty really shine. There is a saying in this paper: "The beauty of form is better than the beauty of color, and the beauty of elegant behavior is better than the beauty of form." Form is a person's overall image, figure. Color refers to facial features, mainly facial features, which is partial. The beauty of behavior refers to gestures, which is acquired and is a reflection of inner beauty.

Nowadays, some people only pay attention to the beauty of appearance, but ignore the inner beauty. Although they are beautiful, they don't deserve praise because of their lack of graceful cultivation. Therefore, a person who is dignified, serious and virtuous without luxury is admirable. Therefore, combine the appearance of beauty with the virtue of beauty. Only in this way can beauty radiate real glory.