In things that a man would not be seen in himself, it is a point of cunning to borrow the name of the world as to say, The world says, or There is a speech abroad.
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Just as it is always said of slander that something always sticks when people boldly slander, so it might be said of self-praise (if it is not entirely shameful and ridiculous) that if we praise ourselves fearlessly, something will always stick.Francis Bacon
It is a miserable state of mind, to have few things to desire and many things to fear And yet that commonly is the case of kings.
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A bad man is worse when he pretends to be a saint.
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Neither is money the sinews of war (as it is trivially said).
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All bravery stands on comparisons.
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Dreams and predictions ought to serve but for winter talk by the fireside.
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