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

Quote by Francis Bacon

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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...

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...

A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him...

A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him...

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

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

Money is like manure, of very little use except it be spread.

Money is like manure, of very little use except it be spread.

The arch-flatterer, with whom all the petty flatterers have intelligence, is a man's self.

The arch-flatterer, with whom all the petty flatterers have intelligence, is a man's self.

I have often thought upon death, and I find it the least of all evils.

I have often thought upon death, and I find it the least of all evils.

A man must make his opportunity, as oft as find it.

A man must make his opportunity, as oft as find it.

Important families are like potatoes. The best parts are underground

Important families are like potatoes. The best parts are underground

Money is like muck, not good except it be spread.

Money is like muck, not good except it be spread.

The place of justice is a hallowed place.

The place of justice is a hallowed place.

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...

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds

Without friends the world is but a wilderness. There is no man that imparteth his...

Without friends the world is but a wilderness. There is no man that imparteth his...

As the births of living creatures are at first ill-shapen, so are all innovations, which...

As the births of living creatures are at first ill-shapen, so are all innovations, which...

The worst solitude is to have no real friendships.

The worst solitude is to have no real friendships.

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be...

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be...

I discovered that what's really important for a creator isn't what we vaguely define as...

I discovered that what's really important for a creator isn't what we vaguely define as...

It used to be that we in films were the lowest form of art. Now...

It used to be that we in films were the lowest form of art. Now...

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no...

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no...