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«Without friends the world is but a wilderness. There is no man that imparteth his joys to his friends, but he joyeth the more; and no man that imparteth his grieves to his friend, but he grieveth the less.»
Author: Francis Bacon, Sr.
(Lawyer, Philosopher)
| About:
Friendship
| Keywords:
grieves, joys, wilderness
«The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall.»
Author: Francis Bacon, Sr.
(Lawyer, Philosopher)
| About:
Power
| Keywords:
angels, caused, excess, fallen angel, The Angels
«Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study»
Author: Francis Bacon, Sr.
(Lawyer, Philosopher)
| About:
Ability
| Keywords:
abilities, natural, natural ability, plants, prune, pruned, prunes, pruning, study
«Croesus said to Cambyses; That peace was better than war; because in peace the sons did bury their fathers, but in wars the fathers did bury their sons»
Author: Francis Bacon, Sr.
(Lawyer, Philosopher)
| About:
Peace,
War
| Keywords:
bury, Croesus, fathers, sons
«Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the Infinite.»
«A prudent question is one half of wisdom.»
Author: Francis Bacon, Sr.
(Lawyer, Philosopher)
| About:
Questioning,
Wisdom
| Keywords:
One half, prudent
«If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.»
Author: Francis Bacon, Sr.
(Lawyer, Philosopher)
| Keywords:
citizen, Citizen of, courteous, gracious, Strangers
«The wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.»
Author: Francis Bacon, Sr.
(Lawyer, Philosopher)
| About:
Wisdom
| Keywords:
finds, opportunities, wise man
«If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts: but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.»
Author: Francis Bacon, Sr.
(Lawyer, Philosopher)
| About:
Certainty,
Doubt
| Keywords:
certainties, content, doubts
«Time is the measure of business.»
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