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Francis Bacon Quotes

There is a wisdom in this beyond the rules of physic: a man's own observation what he finds good of and what he finds hurt of is the best physic to preserve health.

Francis Bacon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: english
Birth: January 22, 1561 - April 9, 1626

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Good Wisdom Health Best Man Hurt

All other ways of mortification are vain, all helps leave us helpless, it must be done by the Spirit.

John Owen

Done Spirit Leave Us Helpless Must

The best thing about lying in bed late is that you learn to distinguish between first things and trivia, for whatever presses on you has to prove its importance before it makes you move.

Max Lerner

Best Learn You Late Lying Prove

The first time I met President Obama was 2006 in Baghdad. He was the senator from Illinois; it was a month before he actually ended up declaring. He had to come to Baghdad to kind of check that box, and I was the correspondent for 'Newsweek' at the time.

Michael Hastings

Time Kind President First Time First

My goal before I die is to get all of my thoughts out.

Spoken Reasons

Thoughts Die Goal Out Get Before

Bleak House is just the most astounding piece of work. There's huge, visionary poetry in it.

Simon Callow

Work Poetry House Visionary Just

Ambition is not what man does... but what man would do.

Robert Browning

Man Ambition Would Does

Don't kid yourself. President Obama's decision to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan before he stands for reelection is not driven by the United States' 'position of strength' in the war zone as much as it is by grim economic and political realities at home.

Ron Fournier

Strength Home Decision Yourself War

Comedy is so subjective. If you trip and fall down, some people will laugh, and some people will say, 'Oh, physical comedy is so pedestrian.' Some people look at Three Stooges as lowbrow; some people consider them artists. No one is wrong. It's just a personal take.

Martin Short

People Laugh Comedy You Fall Look

I've made a lot of progress. As a man, mentally, but also physically. And tactically, too. That's a given with a manager like Antonio Conte. He likes you to work, work, work. Every day.

Michy Batshuayi

Work Day Progress Man You Every Day

I'm not a 'Twilight' boy; I'll never be as good looking as those lads, and that's fair enough.

Luke Evans

Good Looking Enough Boy Never Fair

I hope to be the go-to person on international trade and industry. I think no one before me or after me will ever have so much knowledge about America's ports.

Janice Hahn

Hope Knowledge Me Think America

Real estate sales was perfect training for the experience to go into public life because you learn to accept rejection, learn to meet new people, learn to work with people and find common ground. That's the way you sell houses... that's also the way you win over constituency.

Johnny Isakson

Life Work Experience Training People