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

Quote by Francis Bacon

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The remedy is worse than the disease.

The remedy is worse than the disease.

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.

God's first creature, which was light.

God's first creature, which was light.

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

Money is like muck, not good 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...

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.

Age will not be defied.

Age will not be defied.

Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine...

Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine...

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears.

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears.

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man...

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man...

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

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..

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.

Studies perfect nature and are perfected still by experience.

Studies perfect nature and are perfected still by experience.

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...

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

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.

A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere the careless, the most stupid thinker

A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere the careless, the most stupid thinker

I've been amazed at how often those outside the discipline of design assume that what...

I've been amazed at how often those outside the discipline of design assume that what...