In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.
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The speaking in a perpetual hyperbole is comely in nothing but love.Francis Bacon
All of our actions take their hue from the complexion of the heart, as landscapes their variety from light.
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If any human being earnestly desires to push on to new discoveries instead of just retaining and using the old to win victories over Nature as a worker rather than over hostile critics as a disputant to attain, in fact, clear and demonstrative know.
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No man is angry that feels not himself hurt.
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Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
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Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.
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