Proverbs Old As Bacon

Prologue

This is a blog post on the lighter side of life! :-)

A Paraphrase Of President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Many people remember his famous expression “Nothing to fear but fear itself” from his first inaugural address in 1933.

Well, Francis Bacon said “Nothing is terrible except fear itself” in 1623. We tend to regurgitate and ruminate and most people will not notice because of our lousy public education.

Throw Enough False Accusations, Some Will Stick

A well liked and often applied technique by our fine politicians, who are then elected not by the silent majority. Few politicians are like Teflon, so their opponents keep hurling mud at them.

Well, Francis Bacon said “Hurl your calumnies boldly; something is sure to stick” in 1623.