Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words or in good order.

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

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There is superstition in avoiding superstitions

There is superstition in avoiding superstitions

He was reputed one of the wise men that made answer to the question, when...

He was reputed one of the wise men that made answer to the question, when...

Knowledge is power.

Knowledge is power.

For my name and memory, I leave it to men's charitable speeches, to foreign nations,...

For my name and memory, I leave it to men's charitable speeches, to foreign nations,...

It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the...

It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the...

Fortune his like the market, where many times, if you can stay a little, the...

Fortune his like the market, where many times, if you can stay a little, the...

Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences whence it is bad...

Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences whence it is bad...

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority

Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture...

Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture...

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

The wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

The wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Revenge is a kind of wild justice.

Revenge is a kind of wild justice.

Men suppose their reason has command over their words; still it happens that words in...

Men suppose their reason has command over their words; still it happens that words in...

Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life

Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life

Boldness is a child of ignorance

Boldness is a child of ignorance

Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels...

Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels...

He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the...

He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the...

Democracy is finding proximate solutions to insoluble problems.

Democracy is finding proximate solutions to insoluble problems.

The solution of every problem is another problem

The solution of every problem is another problem