Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
FRANCIS BACONIf we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted.
More Francis Bacon Quotes
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To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.
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The remedy is worse than the disease.
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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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Money is a great servant but a bad master.
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Nature cannot be commanded except by being obeyed.
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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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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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Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider.
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Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.
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In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
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Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
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The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.
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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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I will never be an old man. To me old age is always 15 years older than I am.
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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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