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Quote by Francis Bacon
Age appears to be best in four things old wood best to burn, old w

Age appears to be best in four things old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read. – Francis Bacon

Other quotes by Francis Bacon

Of great wealth there is no real use, except in its distribution, the rest is just conceit. – Francis Bacon

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Vanity
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Francis Bacon
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In contemplation, if a man begins with certainties he shall end in doubts; but if he be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. – Francis Bacon

Category:
Doubt
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Francis Bacon
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I am getting to an age when I can only enjoy the last sport left. It is called hunting for your spectacles. – Edward Grey

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Maybe Ill be a feminist in my old age. – Bjork

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Age

The process of maturing is an art to be learned, an effort to be sustained. By the age of fifty you have made yourself what you are, and if it is good, it is better than your youth. – Marya Mannes, More in Anger, 1958

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I was confirmed at my prep school at the age of 13. – Richard Dawkins

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Denial exists because human infants, though equipped with trust-o-meters, are built to trust, blindly and absolutely, any older person who wanders past. – Martha Beck

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I love revolutionaries who have the courage to stand up against the status quo. Theyre always misunderstood, but theyre the ones who are standing up for human rights. – Richard Hatch

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