By far the best proof is experience.
FRANCIS BACON
FRANCIS BACON
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Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon 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 BaconFrancis Bacon It is impossible to love and be wise.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon For friends, do but look upon good books, they are true friends, that will neither flatter nor dissemble.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon 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.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon The worst solitute is to be destitute of true friendship.
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If God can be fully proved by the human mind, then He is no greater than the mind that proves Him.
Billy GrahamBilly Graham A religion that costs nothing is worth nothing. A cheap Christianity, without a cross, will prove in the end a useless Christianity, without a crown.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle Faith’s most severe tests come not when we see nothing, but when we see a stunning array of evidence that seems to prove our faith vain.
Elisabeth ElliotElisabeth Elliot Sin forsaken is one of the best evidences of sin forgiven.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle If we have no mercy toward others, that is one proof that we have never experienced God’s mercy.
Billy GrahamBilly Graham It is not that I want merely to be called a Christian, but actually to be one. Yes, if I prove to be one, then I can have the name.
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