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

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

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The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not...

The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not...

There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that lost...

There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that lost...

Men commonly think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and imbibed opinions,...

Men commonly think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and imbibed opinions,...

Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse.

Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse.

Such is the way of all superstition, whether in astrology, dreams, omens, divine judgments, or...

Such is the way of all superstition, whether in astrology, dreams, omens, divine judgments, or...

Good questions outrank easy answers.

Good questions outrank easy answers.

They that deny a God destroy man's nobility, for certainly man is of kin to...

They that deny a God destroy man's nobility, for certainly man is of kin to...

It is a certain sign of a wise government and proceeding that it can hold...

It is a certain sign of a wise government and proceeding that it can hold...

The best preservative to keep the mind on health is the faithful admonition of a...

The best preservative to keep the mind on health is the faithful admonition of a...

The wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

The wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears: they cannot...

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears: they cannot...

Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.

Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.

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...

I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke...

I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke...

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and...

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and...

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen...

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen...

Houses are built to live in and not to look on.

Houses are built to live in and not to look on.

Men in great place are thrice servants, - servants of the sovereign or state, servants...

Men in great place are thrice servants, - servants of the sovereign or state, servants...

Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly...

Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly...

No company is preferable to bad, because we are more apt to catch the vices...

No company is preferable to bad, because we are more apt to catch the vices...

My first wish is to see this plague of mankind banished from the earth, and...

My first wish is to see this plague of mankind banished from the earth, and...

I have acted in every instance from a conscientious desire to do what was right,...

I have acted in every instance from a conscientious desire to do what was right,...