Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

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This delivering of knowledge in distinct and disjointed aphorisms doth leave the wit of man...

This delivering of knowledge in distinct and disjointed aphorisms doth leave the wit of man...

He that hath knowledge spareth his words.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words.

God never wrought miracles to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it.

God never wrought miracles to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it.

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...

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...

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

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

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot...

If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot...

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far...

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far...

Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the...

Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the...

A prudent question is one half of wisdom.

A prudent question is one half of wisdom.

Knowledge is power.

Knowledge is power.

Reading maketh a full man.

Reading maketh a full man.

Envy is ever joined with the comparing of a man's self; and where there is...

Envy is ever joined with the comparing of a man's self; and where there is...

Silence is the virtue of fools.

Silence is the virtue of fools.

Philosophy, when superficially studied, excites doubt; when thoroughly explored, it dispels it

Philosophy, when superficially studied, excites doubt; when thoroughly explored, it dispels it

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We...

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We...

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...

Government proposes, bureaucracy disposes. And the bureaucracy must dispose of government proposals by dumping them...

Government proposes, bureaucracy disposes. And the bureaucracy must dispose of government proposals by dumping them...

You know why there's a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the...

You know why there's a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the...