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 will not apply new remedies, must expect new evils: for Time is the greatest innovator: and if Time, of course, alter things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel shall not alter them to the better, what shall be the end?. – Francis Bacon

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A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. – Francis Bacon

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If I had a choice as to my perfect career, I would make a couple of films a year and then concentrate on natural history. – Dominic Monaghan

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We proceed out of history into history again. – Sidney Alexander

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I feel like Im too busy writing history to read it. – Kanye West

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The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle. – Eric Hoffer, The True Believer

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