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Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability. (Francis Bacon)
The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil. View quote
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There is nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little. View quote
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The correlative to loving our neighbors as ourselves is hating ourselves as we hate our neighbors. View quote
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Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing. View quote
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The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. View quote
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Base and crafty cowards are like the arrow that flieth in the dark. View quote
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There is no vice that doth so cover a man with shame as to be found false and perfidious. View quote
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If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world. View quote
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It is in life as it is in ways, the shortest way is commonly the foulest, and surely the fairer way is not much about. View quote
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It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self. (Francis Bacon)
Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. View quote
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A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. View quote
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A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open. View quote
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Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity. View quote
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Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience. View quote
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Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may easily preserve it; but if you extinguish it, you will not easily kindle it again. View quote
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Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse. View quote
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Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance. View quote
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Praise from the common people is generally false, and rather follows the vain that the viruous. View quote
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The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it. (Francis Bacon)
Studies perfect nature and are perfected still by experience. View quote
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Next to religion, let your care be to promote justice. View quote
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By indignities men come to dignities. View quote
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Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the Infinite. View quote
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Francis Bacon

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Occupation: English Philosopher
Born: January 12, 1561
Died: April 9, 1626
Quotes count: 522
Wikipedia: Francis Bacon

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