Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.
FRANCIS BACONHistories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.
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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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A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.
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Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.
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It is impossible to love and be wise.
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A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
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Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.
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Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.
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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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He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.
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Wonder is the seed of knowledge.
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The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
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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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If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master.
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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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If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted.
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