The remedy is worse than the disease.
FRANCIS BACONIn taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior
More Francis Bacon Quotes
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There are two ways of spreading light, to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
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The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it.
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Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.
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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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The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.
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For friends, do but look upon good books, they are true friends, that will neither flatter nor dissemble.
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A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.
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Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.
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A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
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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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Money is a great servant but a bad master.
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They are ill discoverers that think there is no land when they can see nothing but sea.
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God has, in fact, written two books, not just one. Of course, we are all familiar with the first book he wrote, namely Scripture. But he has written a second book called creation.
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Knowledge itself is power.
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Age appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust and old authors to read.
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