The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
FRANCIS BACONReading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man
More Francis Bacon Quotes
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A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
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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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The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it.
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I will never be an old man. To me old age is always 15 years older than I am.
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In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior
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Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.
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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 monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
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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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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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Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.
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Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man
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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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If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master.
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