Wiki says: the phrase "scientia potentia est" (or "scientia est potentia" or also "scientia potestas est") is a Latin aphorism meaning "knowledge is power". It is commonly attributed to Sir Francis Bacon, although there is no known occurrence of this precise phrase in Bacon's English or Latin writings. However, the expression "ipsa scientia potestas est" ('knowledge itself is power') occurs in Bacon's Meditationes Sacrae (1597). The exact phrase "scientia potentia est" was written for the first time in the 1668 version of the work Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes, who was a secretary to Bacon as a young man.

Why not: "wisdom is power"?

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Denis Mosko:

Why not: "wisdom is power"?

Because it would not work in this joke from Reddit:

I understood it as "Knowledge is power, France is Bacon".
For more than a decade I wondered over the meaning of the
second part and what was the surreal linkage between the
two? If I said the quote to someone, "Knowledge is power,
France is Bacon" they nodded knowingly. Or someone might
say, "Knowledge is power" and I'd finish the quote
"France is Bacon" and they wouldn't look at me like I'd
said something very odd but thoughtfully agree. I did ask
a teacher what did "Knowledge is power, France is bacon"
mean and got a full 10 minute explanation of the Knowl-
edge is power bit but nothing on "France is bacon". When
I prompted further explanation by saying "France is Ba-
con?" in a questioning tone I just got a "yes". at 12 I
didn't have the confidence to press it further. I just
accepted it as something I'd never understand. It wasn't
until years later I saw it written down that the penny
dropped.

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Why not: "wisdom is power"?

Because it would not work in this joke from Reddit:

I understood it as "Knowledge is power, France is Bacon". For more than a decade I wondered over the meaning of the second part and what was the surreal linkage between the two? If I said the quote to someone, "Knowledge is power, France is Bacon" they nodded knowingly. Or someone might say, "Knowledge is power" and I'd finish the quote "France is Bacon" and they wouldn't look at me like I'd
said something very odd but thoughtfully agree. I did ask a teacher what did "Knowledge is power, France is bacon" mean and got a full 10 minute explanation of the Knowl- edge is power bit but nothing on "France is bacon". When I prompted further explanation by saying "France is Ba- con?" in a questioning tone I just got a "yes". at 12 I didn't have the confidence to press it further. I just
accepted it as something I'd never understand. It wasn't until years later I saw it written down that the penny dropped.

I reply to understand Your joke:
Is penny with bacon/beacon?

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Re: Slogan of Russian magazine "Znanie - sila"
By: Denis Mosko to Anton Shepelev on Fri Mar 05 2021 20:27:11

I understood it as "Knowledge is power, France is Bacon".
For more than a decade I wondered over the meaning of the

I reply to understand Your joke:
Is penny with bacon/beacon?

the person's name is "Francis Bacon"... "Francis" sounds like "France is"...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon

it is an english pronounciation play on words that sound similar...


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Mark!

I reply to understand Your joke: Is penny with bacon/beacon?

the person's name is "Francis Bacon"... "Francis" sounds like "France is"...

Yes. Thank You, Our Tutor!

it is an english pronounciation play on words that sound similar...

Francis Bacon - ok, but what is beacon/becon (from kitchen)?


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Re: Slogan of Russian magazine "Znanie - sila"
By: Denis Mosko to mark lewis on Sat Mar 06 2021 14:17:47

Francis Bacon - ok, but what is beacon/becon (from kitchen)?

i'm not exactly sure about the question but bacon is what americans call thin sliced pork belly that we fry generally for breakfast...

some pics here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon

on the mixing of bacon and beacon, it is likely another english play on words that sound similar... we know that bacon is thin sliced pork that is fried... a beacon is a signal device showing the location of something... a
lighthouse on the sea shore is a beacon... the rotating white and green light at airports is a beacon... there are also radio beacons used for travel...


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Mark!

Francis Bacon - ok, but what is beacon/becon (from kitchen)?

i'm not exactly sure about the question but bacon is what americans call thin sliced pork belly that we fry generally for breakfast...
some pics here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon

And next link is "beef".
Beef is the culinary name for meat from cattle, particularly skeletal muscle. Humans have been eating beef since prehistory. Beef is a source of protein and nutrients :)

on the mixing of bacon and beacon, it is likely another english play on words that sound similar... we know that bacon is thin sliced pork that
is fried... a beacon is a signal device showing the location of something... a lighthouse on the sea shore is a beacon... the rotating white and green light at airports is a beacon... there are also radio beacons used for travel...

What radio beacons are used for travel?

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Re: Slogan of Russian magazine "Znanie - sila"
By: Denis Mosko to mark lewis on Sat Mar 06 2021 18:39:32

on the mixing of bacon and beacon, it is likely another english
play on words that sound similar... we know that bacon is thin
sliced pork that is fried... a beacon is a signal device showing
the location of something... a lighthouse on the sea shore is a
beacon... the rotating white and green light at airports is a
beacon... there are also radio beacons used for travel...

What radio beacons are used for travel?

NDB (non-directional beacon) is the first that comes to mind... mainly used for air travel...

some fishing nets also have attached beacons to make it easier for the fishing boats to find them for harvest... radio beacons are used for a lot of different things...

more can be found here...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_beacon


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Denis Mosko:

Is penny with bacon/beacon?

Hereas an explanation of the phrase:

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/the+penny+drops

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I wrote:

Hereas an explanation of the phrase:

Whereas I know such English words as "whenas", the instance
of "hereas" above is probably the first and hopefully the
last in history.

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Anton!

Hereas an explanation of the phrase:

Whereas I know such English words as "whenas", the instance of "hereas"

When as?

above is probably the first and hopefully the last in history.

:)


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