"Certainly, it is heaven upon earth, to have a man's mind move in charity, rest in providence, and turn upon the poles of truth."
― Francis Bacon
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"Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses."
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"The true atheist is he whose hands are cauterized by holy things."
― Francis Bacon
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"A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.
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"Nothing is so mischievous as the apotheosis of error."
― Francis Bacon
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"the serpent if it wants to become the dragon must eat itself."
― Francis Bacon
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Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor."
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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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"Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable."
― Francis Bacon
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"He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator."
― Francis Bacon
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"A bachelor's life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner."
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"it might be a long trip, so be careful not to wear your shoes out: you might need them in the afterlife."
― Francis Bacon
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"If a man is gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows that he is a citizen of the world."
― Francis Bacon
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"The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it."
― Francis Bacon
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"A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds."
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"For no man can forbid the spark nor tell whence it may come."
― Francis Bacon
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"If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess him."
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"Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper."
― Francis Baconra
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"It is the peculiar and perpetual error of the human understanding to be more moved and excited by affirmatives than by negatives."
― Francis Bacon
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"Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom."
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Nationality: British |
Born: January 22, 1561 |
Died: April 9, 1626 |
profesion:Philosopher, Statesman, Scientist, Jurist, Orator, Essayist, and Author |
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