In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior
FRANCIS BACONGod 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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They are ill discoverers that think there is no land when they can see nothing but sea.
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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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I will never be an old man. To me old age is always 15 years older than I am.
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A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
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The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
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It is impossible to love and be wise.
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Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.
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Silence is the virtue of fools.
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Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.
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Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider.
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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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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man
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There is no exquisite beauty, without some strangeness in the proportion.
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Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
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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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