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- Collection of Bacon (24)
- Of Innovations As the births of living creatures, at first, are ill shapen： so are all innovations, which are the births of time. Yet notwithstanding, as those that first bring honour into t...
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- Of Dispatch Affected dispatch is one of the most dangerous things to business that can be. It is like that, which the physicians call predigestion, or hasty digestion； which is sure to fill...
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- Of Seeming Wise It hath been an opinion, that the French are wiser than they seem；and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are. But howsoever it be between nations, certainly it is so between...
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- Of Friendship It had been hard for him that spake it, to have put more truth and untruth together in few words, than in that speech； Whosoever is delighted in solitude, is either a wild beas...
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- Of Expense Riches are for spending； and spending for honour and good actions. Therefore extraordinary expense must be limited by the worth of the occasion： for voluntary undoing may be as wel...
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- Of the True Greatness of Kingdoms & Estates The speech of Themistocles the Athenian, which was haughty and arrogant, in taking so much to himself, had been a grave and wise observation and...
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- Of Regiment of Health There is a wisdom in this, beyond the rules of physic： a man/'s own observation, what he finds good of, and what he finds hurt of, is the best physic to preserve health...
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- Of Suspicion Suspicions amongst thoughts, are like bats amongst birds, they ever fly by twilight Certainly, they are to be repressed, or, at the least, well guarded： for they cloud the mind；...
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- Of Discourse Some in their discourse, desire rather commendation of wit, in being able to hold all arguments, than of judgment, in discerning what is true： as if it were a praise, to know wh...
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- Collection of Bacon (33)
- Of Plantations Plantations are amongst ancient, primitive, and heroical works. When the world was young, it begat more children； but now it is old, it begets fewer： for I may jusuy account ne...
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- Of Riches I cannot call riches better than the baggage of virtue. The Roman word is better, impedimenta. For as the baggage is to an army, so is riches to virtue. It cannot be spared, nor l...
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- Of Prophecies I mean not to speak of divine prophecies； nor of heathen oracles； nor of natural predictions； but only of prophecies, that have been of certain memory, and from hidden causes. Sa...
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- Of Ambition Ambition is like choler； which is an humour, that maketh men active, earnest, full of alacrity, and stirring, if it be not stopped. But if it be stopped, and cannot have his way,...
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- Of Masques & Triumphs These dungs are but toys, to come amongst such serious observations. But yet, since princes will have such things, it is better they should be graced with elegancy, th...
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- Of Nature in Men Nature is often hidden； sometimes overcome； seldom extinguished. Force maketh nature more violent in me return： doctrine and discourse maketh nature less importune： but custom...
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- Of Custom & Education Men/'s thoughts are much according to their inclination： their discourse and speeches according to their learning, and infused opinions； but their deeds are after as the...
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- Of Fortune It cannot be denied, but outward accidents conduce much to fortune, favour, opportunity, death of others, occasion fitting virtue. But chiefly, tile mould of a man/'s fortune is...
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- Of Usury Many have made witty invectives against usury. They say, that it is pity, the devil should have God/'s part, which is the tithe. That the usurer is me greatest Sabbath breaker, bec...
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- Of Youth & Age A man that is young in years, may be old in hours, if he have lost no time. But that happeneth rarely. Generally, youth is like the first cogitations, not so wise as the seco...
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- Of Beauty Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set： and surely virtue is best in a body that is comely, though not of delicate features： and that hath rather dignity of presence, than beau...
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- Of Deformity Deformed persons are commonly even with nature： for as nature hath done ill by them, so do they by nature： being for the most part, （as die scripture saith） void of natural affecti...
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- Of Building Houses are built to live in, and not to look on： therefore let use be preferred before uniformity； except where both may be had. Leave the goodly fabrics of houses, for beauty onl...
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- Collection of Bacon (46)
- Of Gardens God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasure. It is the greatest refreshment to the spirits of man；without which buildings and palaces are b...
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- Collection of Bacon (47)
- Of Negotiating It is generally better to deal by speech, than by letter； and by the mediation of a third, than by a man/'s self. Letters are good, when a man would draw an answer by letter b...
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- Of Followers & Friends Costly followers are not to be liked； lest while a man maketh his train longer, he make his wings shorter. I reckon to be costly, not them alone, which charge the purs...
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