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Author - Francis Bacon
Quotes by : Francis Bacon
wisdom
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
science
Wonder is the seed of knowledge
evil
We are much beholden to Machiavelli and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do....
Men
Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.
money
Riches are for spending.
nature
We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.
Wise
Wise men make more opportunities than they find.
Things
Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly.
confusion
Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all which may....
understanding
Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse;....
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