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Money is like manure, its only good if you spread it around.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon I will never be an old man. To me old age is always 15 years older than I am.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon There are two ways of spreading light, to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon It is impossible to love and be wise.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon For friends, do but look upon good books, they are true friends, that will neither flatter nor dissemble.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
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