By indignities men come to dignities.
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The desire for power in excess caused angels to fall the desire for knowledge in excess caused man to fall but in charity is no excess, neither can man or angels come in danger by it.Francis Bacon
It is as natural to die as to be born; and to a little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other.
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Art is man added to nature.
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There is one radical distinction between different minds that some minds are stronger and apter to mark the differences of things, others mark their resemblances.
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A king is one who has few things to desire and many things to fear.
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It is heaven upon earth to have a man's mind move in charity, rest in providence and turn upon the poles of truth.
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