'Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested' is stated by-

• Francis Bacon is The Father of English Essay and Father of Modern Prose.
• His famous quotations:
- 'Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed and some few to be chewed and digested.',
- 'A mixture of lie doth ever add pleasure',
- 'Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom',
- 'Revenge is a kind of wild justice',
- 'Opportunity makes a thief',
- 'It is impossible to love and be wise',
- 'History makes man wise'.
- 'Unmarried men are best friends, best Masters, best servants but not always best subjects',
- 'Old wood best to burns, old wine to drink, old friends to trust and old author to read',
Source: Encyclopedia of Britannica and Website Lecture.