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“If the hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet will go to the hill.”

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Francis Bacon, a renowned philosopher, politician, and writer, served as the Lord Chancellor of England. He is best known for his profound philosophical thoughts and extensive literary works, which have had a lasting impact on the world. more

“I'm working for myself; what else have I got to work for? How can you work for an audience? What do you imagine an audience would want? I have got nobody to excite except myself, so I am always surprised if anyone likes my work sometimes. I suppose I'm very lucky, of course, to be able to earn my living by something that really absorbs me to try to do, if that is what you call luck.”

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Author:Francis Bacon

“All colours will agree in the dark.”

Dark Agree Colour

Author:Francis Bacon

“There are two books laid before us to study, to prevent our falling into error; first, the volume of the Scriptures, which reveal the will of God; then the volume of the Creatures, which express His power.”

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Author:Francis Bacon

“Certainly virtue is like precious odors, most fragrant when they are incensed, or crushed: for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.”

Virtue Adversity Prosperity Vices Crushed Odor

Book:Essays

Source: Essays

“Discretion in speech is more than eloquence.”

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Book:A harmony of the essays, etc. of Francis Bacon

Source: A harmony of the essays, etc. of Francis Bacon

“It's very contradictory for a man to teach about the murder in corporate capitalism, to isolate and expose the murderes behind it, to instruct that these madmen are completely without stops, are licentious, totally depraved — and then not make adequate preparations to defend himself from the madman's attack. Either they don't really believe their own spiel or they harbor some sort of subconscious death wish”

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Author:George Jackson

“I like and I love everything that has to do with cinema, writing, directing, editing, creating music, and even acting.”

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Author:Werner Herzog

“I'm always telling the brothers some of those whites are willing to work with us against the pigs. All they got to do is stop talking honky. When the races start fighting, all you have is one maniac group against another.”

Fighting Race Talking Groups Willing Brother Pigs Maniacs

Book:Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson

Source: Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson

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