The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it.
FRANCIS BACONThey are ill discoverers that think there is no land when they can see nothing but sea.
More Francis Bacon Quotes
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Silence is the virtue of fools.
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Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
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It is impossible to love and be wise.
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For friends, do but look upon good books, they are true friends, that will neither flatter nor dissemble.
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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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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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A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
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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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The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.
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Knowledge itself is power.
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It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself.
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The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.
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If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted.
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Wonder is the seed of knowledge.
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A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
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