Francis Bacon's Quote - If we begin with certainties, we shall end in doubts; but if we be

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If we begin with certainties, we shall end in doubts; but if we begin with doubts, and are patient in them, we shall end in certainties. – Francis Bacon

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In every great time there is some one idea at work which is more powerful than any other, and which shapes the events of the time and determines their ultimate issues. – Francis Bacon

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Imagination was given man to compensate for what he is not, and a sense of humor to console him for what he is. – Francis Bacon

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Truth is a good dog but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. – Francis Bacon

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