Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.
FRANCIS BACONIt is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself.
More Francis Bacon Quotes
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Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.
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Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.
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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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Money is like manure, its only good if you spread it around.
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To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.
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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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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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He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.
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Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
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Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
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A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
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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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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 worst solitute is to be destitute of true friendship.
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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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