"By indignities men come to dignities." — Francis Bacon
"By indignities men come to dignities."
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Francis Bacon
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261 Quotes by Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon has 261 quotes on this site.
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Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
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Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him…
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Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to…
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I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.
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Knowledge is power.
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A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.
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It is impossible to love and to be wise.
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A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.
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In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
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Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience.
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In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.
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A bachelor's life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner.
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Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without…
— Francis Bacon
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There has to be so many other ways of approaching airline security than demeaning ourselves by giving up a lot…
— Quico Canseco
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One of the greatest dignities of humankind is that each successive generation is invested in the welfare of each new…
— Fred Rogers
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I am admonished in many ways that time is pushing me inexorably along. I am approaching the threshold of age;…
— Mark Twain
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Are you conscious of the restful influence which the stars exert? To me they are the most soothing things in…
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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Nothing makes us better understand what trifling things Providence thinks He bestows on men in granting them wealth, money, dignities,…
— Jean de la Bruyere
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I feel within me a peace above all earthly dignities, a still and quiet conscience.
— William Shakespeare
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Without love, loyalty, desires, passion, courage, dignities, faith, beliefs and all the other ingredients that go into making the human…
— Sylvester Stallone
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What is called honors and dignities, and even honor and dignity, is generally fool's gold.
— Victor Hugo
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A good motivation is what is needed: compassion without dogmatism, without complicated philosophy; just understanding that others are human brothers…
— Dalai Lama
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Man is certainly free, but he is responsible for this freedom before God as before men. This responsibility is inevitably…
— Tariq Ramadan
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For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains…
— Bible
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