A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.
FRANCIS BACONMan prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.
More Francis Bacon Quotes
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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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The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.
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In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior
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There is no exquisite beauty, without some strangeness in the proportion.
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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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He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.
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Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.
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Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.
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Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.
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Nature cannot be commanded except by being obeyed.
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The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it.
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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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A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
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The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
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Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.
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