Age will not be defied.

Quote by Francis Bacon

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Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance.

Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance.

Important families are like potatoes. The best parts are underground

Important families are like potatoes. The best parts are underground

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears.

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears.

When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never...

When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never...

Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion.

Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion.

The four pillars of government . . . (which are religion, justice, counsel, and treasure).

The four pillars of government . . . (which are religion, justice, counsel, and treasure).

I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the...

I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the...

God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.

God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.

Life, an age to the miserable, and a moment to the happy.

Life, an age to the miserable, and a moment to the happy.

The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job...

The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job...

Time is the measure of business.

Time is the measure of business.

Oh! death will find me long before I tire of watching you.

Oh! death will find me long before I tire of watching you.

Little do men perceive what solitude is, and how far it extendeth. For a crowd...

Little do men perceive what solitude is, and how far it extendeth. For a crowd...

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom...

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom...

If we do not maintain justice, justice will not maintain us.

If we do not maintain justice, justice will not maintain us.

Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.

Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.

Next to religion, let your care be to promote justice.

Next to religion, let your care be to promote justice.

It is in life as it is in ways, the shortest way is commonly the...

It is in life as it is in ways, the shortest way is commonly the...

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

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

Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural...

Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural...