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Quotation from Essays by Francis Bacon
“a man's own observation, what he finds good of, and what he finds hurt of, is the best physic to preserve health”
Essays, Essay XXX, Of Regiment of Health (1625 text, modernized spelling (Project Gutenberg #575))
The opening principle of Bacon's essay on health: self-observation over general rules.
Citation: "a man's own observation, what he finds good of, and what he finds hurt of, is the best physic to preserve health" — Francis Bacon, Essays, Essay XXX, Of Regiment of Health (1625 text, modernized spelling (Project Gutenberg #575)). (id essays-bacon-q11)
Portrait: Portrait of Francis Bacon., Paul van Somer I / Formerly attributed to Frans Pourbus the Younger, Public domain.
