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Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.
Francis Bacon
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Francis Bacon
Age: 65 †
Born: 1561
Born: January 22
Died: 1626
Died: April 9
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Riches are a good hand maiden, but a poor mistress.
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Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
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I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.
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