This book is a collection of 250 fundamental quotes and aphorisms of Francis Bacon:

"God's first creature was light."

"It is impossible to love and to be wise."

"A prudent question is one-half of wisdom."

"A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds."

"Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor."

"Boldness is a child of ignorance."

"Opportunity makes a thief."

"Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New."