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In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior

Francis Bacon

They are ill discoverers that think there is no land when they can see nothing but sea.
FRANCIS BACON

Deep Discover Land Philosophy Sea Think
Money is like manure, its only good if you spread it around.
FRANCIS BACON

Good Philosophy
Age appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust and old authors to read.
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Age Best Burn Deep Friendship Old Philosophy Trust Wine
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
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Art Deep Job Mystery One Liner
To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.
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Deep Fear Limit One Liner Suffering
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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Deep Imagination Man Philosophy
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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Forever Hands Inspirational Live Moment Stars
Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.
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Deep Hard Speak Truth
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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Desire Heart Life Philosophy Tragedy
For friends, do but look upon good books, they are true friends, that will neither flatter nor dissemble.
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Book Deep Friendship Good True
Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.
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Hide Nature Overcome
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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Beginning Forever Hands Live Melt Moment Stars
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man
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Man Philosophy Reading Writing
There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying.
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Deep Lost Philosophy Success Try
The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
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One Liner Power Survive
Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.
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History Man Mathematics Nature Philosophy Poet Wise

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