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A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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A man must make his opportunity, as oft as find it. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a Mind. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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Our path, our sense of spirituality demands great earnestness, dedication, sincerity & continuity. ↗

— Sharon Salzberg

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We cannot command Nature except by obeying her. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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Just because I liked something at one point in time doesn’t mean I’ll always like it, or that I have to go on liking it at all points in time as an unthinking act of loyalty to who I am as a person, based solely on who I was as a person. To be loyal to myself is to allow myself to grow and change, and challenge who I am and what I think. The only thing I am for sure is unsure, and this means I’m growing, and not stagnant or shrinking. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

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Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried, or childless men. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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