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Firsts Quotes by Francis Bacon
- God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.
- God's first creature, which was light.
- Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest will either be supplied or its loss will not be felt.
- As the births of living creatures are at first ill-shapen, so are all innovations, which are the births of time.
- God Almighty first planted a Garden. And indeed it is the purest of human pleasures. It is the greatest refreshment to the spirits of man,…
- No one has yet been found so firm of mind and purpose as resolutely to compel himself to sweep away all theories and common notions,…
- There were taken apples, and ... closed up in wax. ... After a month's space, the apple inclosed in was was as green and fresh…
- God has, in fact, written two books, not just one. Of course, we are all familiar with the first book he wrote, namely Scripture. But…
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