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" But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers on. "
Francis Bacon
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" Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture than that of laws. "
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" Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse. "
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" Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. "
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" Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other. "
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" Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. "
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" If a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics. "
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" There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying. "
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" Life, an age to the miserable, and a moment to the happy. "
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