A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
FRANCIS BACONThe monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
More Francis Bacon Quotes
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The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
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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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The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.
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Money is a great servant but a bad master.
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Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.
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Wonder is the seed of knowledge.
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If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted.
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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man
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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 less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it.
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Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.
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Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.
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The worst solitute is to be destitute of true friendship.
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Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.
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Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
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