Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.
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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The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it.
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Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.
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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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In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
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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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Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
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Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.
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Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
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Knowledge itself is power.
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Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.
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Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.
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The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.
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A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
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It is impossible to love and be wise.
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Money is like manure, its only good if you spread it around.
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If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.
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There are two ways of spreading light, to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
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The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
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If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted.
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Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.
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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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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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The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.
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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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I will never be an old man. To me old age is always 15 years older than I am.
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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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