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Francis Bacon

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Quotes by Francis Bacon

"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is."
"Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper."
"Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand--and melting like a snowflake..."
"Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted ...but to weigh and consider."
"God has, in fact, written two books, not just one. Of course, we are all familiar with the first book he wrote, namely Scripture. But he has written a second book called creation."