Tag: Francis Bacon
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Money is like manure, of very little use except it be spread.
Francis Bacon
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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
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Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
Francis Bacon
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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.
Francis Bacon
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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.
Francis Bacon
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The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
Francis Bacon
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Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other.
Francis Bacon
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Nothing is pleasant that is not spiced with variety.
Francis Bacon
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He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief.
Francis Bacon
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A bachelor’s life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner.
Francis Bacon