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Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.

Francis Bacon

Knowledge itself is power.
FRANCIS BACON

Knowledge One Liner Power Strength
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
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Find Inspirational Man Opportunity Wise
For a crowd is not company, and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love.
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Company Love Philosophy Talk
Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.
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Bad Food Good Hope One Liner
Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.
FRANCIS BACON

History Man Mathematics Nature Philosophy Poet Wise
Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.
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Book Eat Taste
It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself.
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Deep Die Fate Philosophy Sad
There are two ways of spreading light, to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
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Deep Light Philosophy Reflection Way
Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.
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Hide Nature Overcome
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.
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Beginning Deep Doubt End Man Philosophy
Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake.
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Beginning Forever Hands Live Melt Moment Stars
To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.
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Deep Fear Limit One Liner Suffering
Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
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Habit Life Philosophy
A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.
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Atheist Deep Man Mind Philosophy Religion
If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master.
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Master One Liner Servant
Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
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Moment Value Writing

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