It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself.
FRANCIS BACONA prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
More Francis Bacon Quotes
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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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Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
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The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it.
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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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Silence is the virtue of fools.
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Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.
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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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In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
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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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Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
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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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Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.
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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man
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A man that is young in years may be old in hours if he have lost no time.
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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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