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Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.

~Francis Bacon

Topics: Justice Kind Law Man More Nature Ought Out Revenge Runs Weed Which Wild

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Science is but an image of the truth.

~Francis Bacon

Topics: Image Science Truth

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Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.

~Francis Bacon

Topics: Anger Dull Keeps Makes Men Poor Them Witty

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Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried, or childless men.

~Francis Bacon

Topics: Best Certainly Childless Greatest Men Merit Public Unmarried Works

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Pictures and shapes are but secondary objects and please or displease only in the memory.

~Francis Bacon

Topics: Displease Memory Objects Only Pictures Please Secondary Shapes

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Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much.

~Francis Bacon

Topics: Learn Much Questions Retain Shall Who

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But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers on.

~Francis Bacon

Topics: Angels God Know Life Man Men Must Only Reserved Theatre

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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.

~Francis Bacon

Topics: About Any Because Belief Ceremonies Constant Divisions Evils Heathen Quarrels Rather Reason Religion Rites Than Unknown Were

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Anger is certainly a kind of baseness, as it appears well in the weakness of those subjects in whom it reigns: children, women, old folks, sick folks.

~Francis Bacon

Topics: Anger Appears Certainly Children Folks Kind Old Reigns Sick Subjects Those Weakness Well Whom Women

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A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.

~Francis Bacon

Topics: One-Half Prudent Question Wisdom

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Philosopher

Born: January 22nd, 1561

Died: April 9th, 1626

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