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Brief author info: Francis Bacon (1561-1626) English philosopher, statesman, essayist.

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Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.

Francis Bacon

Suspicions amongst thoughts are like bats amongst birds, they ever fly by twilight.

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Knowledge is power.

Francis Bacon

Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.

Francis Bacon

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.

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In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.

Francis Bacon

All rising to great place is by a winding stair.

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A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.

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A lie faces God and shrinks from man.

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A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

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Motivational Quote

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

- Confucius

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Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

- Mahatma Gandhi

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Count your age by friends, not years Count your life by smiles, not tears.

- John Lennon

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The reason I talk to myself is because I'm the only one whose answers I accept.

- George Carlin

Love Quote

Love is being stupid together.

- Paul Valery

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