The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it.
FRANCIS BACONTruth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
More Francis Bacon Quotes
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Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.
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The remedy is worse than the disease.
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The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.
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Money is like manure, its only good if you spread it around.
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Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
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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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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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In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
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The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.
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Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.
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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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He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.
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Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
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Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.
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