#p

Opportunity makes a thief. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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Sometimes we think of a creature like a person in a suit, but then you have limitations of two eyes and two legs - they have to see and breathe. I got more into puppetry because it offered more possibilities. ↗

— Rick Baker

#breathe #creature #eyes #got #i

Life, an age to the miserable, and a moment to the happy. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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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

#deal #discretion #eloquence #good #good words

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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People have discovered that they can fool the devil; but they can't fool the neighbors. ↗

— 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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