Out of monuments, names, words, proverbs, traditions, private records and evidences, fragments of stories, passages of books, and the like, we do save and recover somewhat from the deluge of time.

Quote by Francis Bacon

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Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much.

Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much.

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...

Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God.

Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God.

Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.

Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.

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

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

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...

A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.

A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.

Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of...

Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of...

The fortune which nobody sees makes a person happy and unenvied.

The fortune which nobody sees makes a person happy and unenvied.

A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds...

A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds...

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.

The correlative to loving our neighbors as ourselves is hating ourselves as we hate our...

The correlative to loving our neighbors as ourselves is hating ourselves as we hate our...

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.

In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it...

In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it...

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.

Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly.

Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly.

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...

It is impossible to love and be wise.

It is impossible to love and be wise.

An Editor becomes kind of your mother. You expect love and encouragement from an Editor.

An Editor becomes kind of your mother. You expect love and encouragement from an Editor.

Listen! Encourage. Say something. Do something. Be yourself. Love

Listen! Encourage. Say something. Do something. Be yourself. Love

I frankly felt like the reception we received on the way in from the airport...

I frankly felt like the reception we received on the way in from the airport...