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Francis Bacon Quotes
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He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity.
Prosperity doth best discover vice; but adversity doth best discover virtue.
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.
Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity is the blessing of the New.
Art is man added to nature.
A little philosophy inclineth men's minds to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.
A beautiful face is a silent recommendation.
There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.
Why should a man be in love with his fetters, though of gold?
Illness Quote
It is not that you become soft [from illness] so much as that the world you live in expands and your awareness of it is enormously enlarged.
Life Quote
Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friends.
Life Quote
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
Wise Quote
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
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