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

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

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It is impossible to love and to be wise.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

Nothing is terrible except fear itself.

Nothing is terrible except fear itself.

Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life

Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life

Knowledge itself is power

Knowledge itself is power

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...

The job of the artist is to deepen the mystery

The job of the artist is to deepen the mystery

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

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

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and...

A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and...

Good questions outrank easy answers.

Good questions outrank easy answers.

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.

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...

Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.

Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.

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...

The poets did well to conjoin music and medicine, because the office of medicine is...

The poets did well to conjoin music and medicine, because the office of medicine is...

Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do...

Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do...

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things...

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things...

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...

Young men are fitter to invent than to judge, fitter for execution than for counsel,...

Young men are fitter to invent than to judge, fitter for execution than for counsel,...

It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that,...

It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that,...

If you want to make a little money, write a book. If you want to...

If you want to make a little money, write a book. If you want to...

We are missing something. Our youth today is empty. No longer do the children dream...

We are missing something. Our youth today is empty. No longer do the children dream...