(1561–1626)
English author, philosopher, statesman, scientist, and lawyer
Francis Bacon
Nor do apothegms only serve for ornament and delight, but also for action and civil use, as being the edge-tools of speech—which cut and penetrate the knots of business and affairs.
Advancement in Learning, ed. by Joseph Devey (New York: P. F. Collier & Son, 1902), 114.