English - Philosopher | January 22, 1561 - April 9, 1626
He that hath knowledge spareth his words.
Francis Bacon
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Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.
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People have discovered that they can fool the devil; but they can't fool the neighbors.
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The correlative to loving our neighbors as ourselves is hating ourselves as we hate our neighbors.
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Knowledge and human power are synonymous.
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A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open.
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Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other.
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Houses are built to live in, and not to look on: therefore let use be preferred before uniformity.
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The quarrels and divisions about religion were evils unknown to the heathen. The reason was because the religion of the heathen consisted rather in rites and ceremonies than in any constant belief.
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No body can be healthful without exercise, neither natural body nor politic, and certainly, to a kingdom or estate, a just and honourable war is the true exercise.
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A man must make his opportunity, as oft as find it.
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Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order.
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