Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
FRANCIS BACONBooks must follow sciences and not sciences books.
More Francis Bacon Quotes
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A man that is young in years may be old in hours if he have lost no time.
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Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
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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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Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.
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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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In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior
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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man
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It is impossible to love and be wise.
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There Are But Two Tragedies in Life-One is One’s Inability to attain One’s Heart’s Desire-The Other Is To Have It!
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He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.
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Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.
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Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.
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Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider.
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If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted.
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