Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.
FRANCIS BACONChampagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.
More Francis Bacon Quotes
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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man
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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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The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
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Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.
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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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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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To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.
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Knowledge itself is power.
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A man that is young in years may be old in hours if he have lost no time.
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Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
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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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Nature cannot be commanded except by being obeyed.
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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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He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.
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In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
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