Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.
FRANCIS BACONTruth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
More Francis Bacon Quotes
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The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.
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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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Knowledge itself is power.
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Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
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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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Silence is the virtue of fools.
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Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
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Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
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The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.
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Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
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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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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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If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master.
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The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of 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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