Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.
FRANCIS BACONWonder is the seed of knowledge.
More Francis Bacon Quotes
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To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.
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A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
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Money is a great servant but a bad master.
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The remedy is worse than the disease.
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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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Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.
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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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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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Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
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The worst solitute is to be destitute of true friendship.
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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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The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.
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By far the best proof is experience.
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There is no exquisite beauty, without some strangeness in the proportion.
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It is impossible to love and be wise.
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