This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.
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A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.Francis Bacon
Philosophy, when superficially studied, excites doubt when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.
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I have often thought upon death, and I find it the least of all evils.
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If a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune for though she is blind, she is not invisible.
Francis Bacon
The rising unto place is laborious, and by pains men come to greater pains and it is sometimes base, and by indignities men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least an eclipse.
Francis Bacon
Suspicion amongst thoughts are like bats amongst birds, they never fly by twilight.
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