“Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.”
— Francis Bacon
Author: Francis Bacon
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Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
“Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.”
— Francis Bacon
Author: Francis Bacon
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The great end of life is not
“The great end of life is not knowledge but action.”
— Francis Bacon
Author: Francis Bacon
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Friends are thieves of time.
“Friends are thieves of time.”
— Francis Bacon
Author: Francis Bacon
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God hangs the greatest weights upon the
“God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires.”
— Francis Bacon
Author: Francis Bacon
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The way of fortune is like the
“The way of fortune is like the milkyway in the sky; which is a number of small stars, not seen asunder, but giving light together: so it is a number of little and scarce discerned virtues, or rather faculties and customs, that make men fortunate.”
— Francis Bacon
Author: Francis Bacon
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I will never be an old man.
“I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.”
— Francis Bacon
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He that gives good advice, builds with
“He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.”
— Francis Bacon
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Prosperity is not without many fears and
“Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes.”
— Francis Bacon
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Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in
“Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.”
— Francis Bacon
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By indignities men come to dignities.
“By indignities men come to dignities.”
— Francis Bacon
Author: Francis Bacon
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