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And let him be sure to leave other men their turns to speak.

And let him be sure to leave other men their turns to speak.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Speech Quotes,
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Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.

Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Wife Quotes,
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One of the Seven was wont to say: "That laws were like cobwebs;
where the small flies were caught, read more

One of the Seven was wont to say: "That laws were like cobwebs;
where the small flies were caught, and the great brake through."

by Francis Bacon Found in: Law Quotes,
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Revenge is a kind of wild justice; which the more man's nature
runs to, the more ought law to read more

Revenge is a kind of wild justice; which the more man's nature
runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Revenge Quotes,
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All authority must be out of a man's self, turned . . . either
upon an art, or upon read more

All authority must be out of a man's self, turned . . . either
upon an art, or upon a man.
- Francis Bacon,

by Francis Bacon Found in: Authority Quotes,
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