Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider.
FRANCIS BACONIn order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
More Francis Bacon Quotes
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If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master.
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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man
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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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The worst solitute is to be destitute of true friendship.
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The remedy is worse than the disease.
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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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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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The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
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Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
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There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying.
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The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
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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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Knowledge itself is power.
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Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
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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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