Age appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust and old authors to read.
FRANCIS BACONGreat boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
More Francis Bacon Quotes
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Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
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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 best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.
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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man
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Money is like manure, its only good if you spread it around.
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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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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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It is impossible to love and be wise.
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Wonder is the seed of knowledge.
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To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.
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Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
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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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Nature cannot be commanded except by being obeyed.
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Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.
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Knowledge itself is power.
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