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Quote by Francis Bacon

“Look to make your course regular, that men may know beforehand what they may expect.”

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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

“We want no dictatorship of physicists, as physicists. If our democracy is to realize its full promise, we want no dictatorship at all - of any species. What we want and need is the enlightened and active interest of all men of intelligence and goodwill in their government, and their participation in its functions.”

Ifs Men Want Needs Government Interest Realizing Democracy Promise Function Species Intelligence Active Enlightened Dictatorship Participation Physicist Goodwill Wants And Needs

Author:Jerome Frank

“This oration will be read five hundred years hence with as much rapture as it was heard. It ought to be read at the end of every century, and indeed at the end of every year, forever and ever.”

Men Years Ends Forever Five Heard Century Ought Hundred Rapture

Author:John Adams

“Excited. In a good way. I've been training my whole life for this.”

Way Whole Military Training Excited Whole Life Good Way

Author:Mark Bowden

“Do me a favor, okay? Tell my parents that I fought well today. And tell them that I... that I... that I fought hard.”

Wells Hard Today Parent Military Okay Favors

Author:Mark Bowden

“St. Michaels Mount is a favourite place of mine; people will walk across to the Mount all day and assume they will be able to walk home. The spectacle of hundreds of people realising that the path they walked over on is disappearing under several feet of water is very amusing.”

People Home Able Water Walks Path Feet Mines Assuming Disappear Realising Favourite Amusing Favourite Places

Author:John Dyer

“Men use thought only to justify their wrong doings, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.”

Men Use Speech Injustice Justify Pens Doings Parole Wrong Doings

Author:Voltaire

“We have all of us free access to all that is great, and good, and happy, and carry within ourselves a key to all the treasures that heaven has to bestow upon us. We starve in the midst of plenty, groan under infirmities, with the remedy in our own hand; live and die without knowing and feeling anything of the One only God, whilst we have it in our power to know and enjoy it in as great a reality as we know and feel the power of this world over us; for Heaven is as near to our souls as this world is to our bodies; and we are created, we are redeemed, to have our conversation in it.”

Knows World Feels Soul God Feelings Body Hands Reality Dies Heaven Enjoy Knowing This World Keys Conversation Access Treasure Plenty Midst Remedy Redeemed Infirmity

Book:Extracts from The spirit of prayer

Source: Extracts from The spirit of prayer

“Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will admire her the more, no woman will like her the better for it. Neatness and fashion are enough for the former, and a something of shabbiness or impropriety will be most endearing to the latter.”

Men Enough Inspiring Fashion Fine Satisfaction Admire Former Latter Like Her Endearing Neatness

Book:Northanger Abbey: An Annotated Edition

Source: Northanger Abbey: An Annotated Edition

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