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Francis Bacon
Age: 65 †
Born: 1561
Born: January 22
Died: 1626
Died: April 9
Astrologer
Former Lord Chancellor
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Philosopher
Politician
Writer
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A forbidden writing is thought to be a certain spark of truth, that flies up in the face of them who seek to tread it out.
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Much bending breaks the bow much unbending the mind.
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We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.
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It is rightly laid down that 'true knowledge is knowledge by causes'. Also the establishment of four causes is not bad: material, formal, efficient and final.
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The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
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Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance.
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God has, in fact, written two books, not just one. Of course, we are all familiar with the first book he wrote, namely Scripture. But he has written a second book called creation.
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All will come out in the washing.
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They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations.
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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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Pictures and shapes are but secondary objects and please or displease only in the memory.
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Perils commonly ask to be paid in pleasures.
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The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
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[Science is] the labor and handicraft of the mind.
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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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There is in human nature generally more of the fool than of the wise.
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By indignities men come to dignities.
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We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.
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Be so true to thyself, as thou be not false to others.
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Truth is a good dog but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out.
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