A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.
FRANCIS BACONTruth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
More Francis Bacon Quotes
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The remedy is worse than the disease.
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Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.
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If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master.
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To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.
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The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.
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Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.
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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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There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying.
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Wonder is the seed of knowledge.
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The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it.
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Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.
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Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
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If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted.
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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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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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