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.
FRANCIS BACONImagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.
More Francis Bacon Quotes
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The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
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Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
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The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.
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Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.
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The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.
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The remedy is worse than the disease.
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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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Wonder is the seed of knowledge.
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Money is a great servant but a bad master.
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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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Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
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Money is like manure, its only good if you spread it around.
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There is no exquisite beauty, without some strangeness in the proportion.
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The worst solitute is to be destitute of true friendship.
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