Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
FRANCIS BACONIn order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
More Francis Bacon Quotes
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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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A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.
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Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.
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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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Money is a great servant but a bad master.
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The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it.
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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 monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
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Nature cannot be commanded except by being obeyed.
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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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Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
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Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.
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By far the best proof is experience.
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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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To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.
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