Francis Bacon Quotes About Inspirational
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Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.
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In charity there is no excess.
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There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying.
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The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it.
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The worst men often give the best advice.
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Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter.
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Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
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Friendship redoubleth joys, and cutteth griefs in half.
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If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.
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Knowledge is power.
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Wise sayings are not only for ornament, but for action and business, having a point or edge, whereby knots in business are pierced and discovered.
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Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes.
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There is no greater wisdom than well to time the beginnings and onsets of things.
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They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations.
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The fortune which nobody sees makes a person happy and unenvied.
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People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom.
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A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
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We think according to nature. We speak according to rules. We act according to custom.
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We rise to great heights by a winding staircase of small steps.
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It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.
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You cannot teach a child to take care of himself unless you will let him try to take care of himself. He will make mistakes and out of these mistakes will come his wisdom.
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Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.
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Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.
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Francis Bacon
- Born: January 22, 1561
- Died: April 9, 1626
- Occupation: Former Lord Chancellor