It is as hard and severe a thing to be a true politician as to be truly moral.

Quote by Francis Bacon

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Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest will either be...

Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest will either be...

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he...

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he...

Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old...

Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old...

Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.

Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.

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

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

Studies perfect nature and are perfected still by experience.

Studies perfect nature and are perfected still by experience.

If a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics.

If a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics.

The remedy is worse than the disease.

The remedy is worse than the disease.

We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not...

We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not...

But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only...

But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only...

Time is the measure of business.

Time is the measure of business.

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

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

Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable..

Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable..

There is nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little.

There is nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little.

A bachelor's life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner.

A bachelor's life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner.

The place of justice is a hallowed place.

The place of justice is a hallowed place.

Age will not be defied.

Age will not be defied.

Discern of the coming on of years, and think not to do the same things...

Discern of the coming on of years, and think not to do the same things...

Youth is too tumultuous for felicity; old age too insecure for happiness. The period most...

Youth is too tumultuous for felicity; old age too insecure for happiness. The period most...

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss...

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss...