Reading history makes men wise
The complete sentence/paragraph is:
History makes men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtile; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; Logic and rhetoric can to content. abeunt study in morse.
"Reading history makes people wise, reading poetry makes people witty, mathematics makes people thoughtful, science makes people profound, ethics makes people solemn, and the study of logic and rhetoric makes people eloquent; Everything that you learn becomes a character. "
I believe everyone is familiar with this wonderful translation. This is not only because Bacon's thoughts are deeply expressed, but also because they are full of words.