"Neither the naked hand nor the understanding left……" — Francis Bacon
"Neither the naked hand nor the understanding left to itself can effect much. It is by instruments and helps that the work is done, which are as much wanted for the understanding as for the hand. And as the instruments of the hand either give motion or guide it, so the instruments of the mind supply either suggestions for the understanding or cautions."
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Francis Bacon
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261 Quotes by Francis Bacon
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A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.
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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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