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Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.

~Francis Bacon

Topics: Authority Daughter Time Truth Truth Is

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I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.

~Francis Bacon

Topics: Age Always Am Man Me Never Old Old Age Old Man Older Than Will Years I Am

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Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason.

~Francis Bacon

Topics: Armor Fort Fortitude Marshal Reason Thought Will

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A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

~Francis Bacon

Topics: Finds He Make Man More Opportunities Than Will Wise Wise Man

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Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.

~Francis Bacon

Topics: Bad Breakfast Good Hope Supper

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Friends are thieves of time.

~Francis Bacon

Topics: Friends Thieves Time

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If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.

~Francis Bacon

Topics: Citizen Courteous Gracious He Man Shows Strangers World

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Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.

~Francis Bacon

Topics: Above Advised All Things Confident Integrity Judges More Ought Plausible Portion Proper Than Things Virtue Witty

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Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.

~Francis Bacon

Topics: Fiction Hard Make Needs Plausible Sometimes Tell Truth Truth Is

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The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding.

~Francis Bacon

Topics: Greater Many Nature Over Senses Subtlety Than Times Understanding

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Philosopher

Born: January 22nd, 1561

Died: April 9th, 1626

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