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Francis Bacon Quotes
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.
Suspicions amongst thoughts are like bats amongst birds, they ever fly by twilight.
Knowledge is power.
Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.
Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.
A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.
All rising to great place is by a winding stair.
A lie faces God and shrinks from man.
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
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Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold.
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If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain.
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The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.
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