I will never be an old man. To me old age is always 15 years older than I am.
FRANCIS BACONIn taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior
More Francis Bacon Quotes
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Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.
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Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
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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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It is impossible to love and be wise.
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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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Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
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Money is like manure, its only good if you spread it around.
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Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
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By far the best proof is experience.
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Knowledge itself is power.
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Wonder is the seed of knowledge.
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To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.
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For a crowd is not company, and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love.
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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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The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.
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