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Quote by Francis Bacon
Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which

Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time. – Francis Bacon

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He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. – Francis Bacon

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Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible. – Francis Bacon

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The memories of men are too frail a thread to hang history from. – John Still, The Jungle Tide

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A day spent praising the earth and lamenting mans pollutionist history makes you feel like a superior, sensitive soul. – Russell Baker

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Time will inevitably uncover dishonesty and lies history has no place for them. – Norodom Sihanouk

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It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition. – Henry James

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