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All authority must be out of a man's self, turned . . . either upon an art, or upon a man.

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Francis Bacon
Age: 65 †
Born: 1561
Born: January 22
Died: 1626
Died: April 9
Astrologer
Former Lord Chancellor
Judge
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Time is the author of authors.
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To suffering there is a limit to fearing, none.
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The eye of understanding is like the eye of the sense for as you may see great objects through small crannies or levels, so you may see great axioms of nature through small and contemptible instances.
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I use all sorts of things to work with: old brooms, old sweaters, and all kinds of peculiar tools and materials... I paint to excite myself, and make something for myself.
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I paint for myself. I don't know how to do anything else, anyway. Also I have to earn my living, and occupy myself.
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