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Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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The most difficult thing in any negotiation, almost, is making sure that you strip it of the emotion and deal with the facts. And there was a considerable challenge to that here and understandably so. ↗

— Howard Baker

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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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No great work has ever been produced except after a long interval of still and musing meditation. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

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I think it really holds you back having to think about your image. ↗

— Jane Badler

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