Nature cannot be commanded except by being obeyed.
FRANCIS BACONSome books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.
More Francis Bacon Quotes
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Age appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust and old authors to read.
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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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Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
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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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They are ill discoverers that think there is no land when they can see nothing but sea.
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The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
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Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.
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A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
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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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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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Silence is the virtue of fools.
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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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A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
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