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Jim Backus

Jim Backus

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More than one owes their success to their first wife, and their second wife to their success.

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Sir Francis Bacon

Sir Francis Bacon

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The friendship doubles the joys and divides the sorrows in half.

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Sir Francis Bacon

Sir Francis Bacon

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If one starts with certainties, they will end with doubts; but if one accepts to start with doubts, they will end with certainties.

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Sir Francis Bacon

Sir Francis Bacon

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Some books are tasted, others swallowed, and only a few are chewed and digested.

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Sir Francis Bacon

Sir Francis Bacon

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By seeking revenge, one equals oneself to their enemy; by forgiving, one shows superiority over them.

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Sir Francis Bacon

Sir Francis Bacon

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The states are large machines that move slowly.

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Sir Francis Bacon

Sir Francis Bacon

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The democracies tend to be more peaceful and are less prone to sedition than the regime ruled by a lineage of nobles.

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Sir Francis Bacon

Sir Francis Bacon

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Knowledge is power.

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Sir Francis Bacon

Sir Francis Bacon

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The sea, by its nature, would be calm and still if the winds did not stir it up and disturb it. In the same way, the people would be calm and docile if speakers and agitators did not stir them up and agitate them.

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Sir Francis Bacon

Sir Francis Bacon

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Little science often keeps one away from God, and much science always leads to Him.

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Sir Francis Bacon

Sir Francis Bacon

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Silence is the virtue of the mad.

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Sir Francis Bacon

Sir Francis Bacon

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Beauty is like summer fruit: easy to corrupt and short-lived.

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