Quote by Francis Bacon
As the births of living creatures, at first, are ill-shapen: so ar

As the births of living creatures, at first, are ill-shapen: so are all Innovations, which are the births of time. – Francis Bacon

Other quotes by Francis Bacon

Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. – Francis Bacon

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Reading
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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

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Age
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Other Quotes from
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Set me a task in which I can put something of my very self, and it is a task no longer. It is joy and art. – Bliss Carman

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Innovation

I think one of the reasons Im popular again is because Im wearing a tie. You have to be different. – Tony Bennett

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Innovation

Anyone who has invented a better mousetrap, or the contemporary equivalent, can expect to be harassed by strangers demanding that you read their unpublished manuscripts or undergo the humiliation of public speaking, usually on remote Midwestern campuses. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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Innovation

Perhaps our originality manifests itself most strikingly in what we do with that which we did not originate. To discover something wholly new can be a matter of chance, of idle tinkering, or even of the chronic dissatisfaction of the untalented. – Eric Hoffer

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Random Quotes

The interesting thing about being a mother is that everyone wants pets, but no one but me cleans the kitty litter. – Meryl Streep

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parenting

The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character. – George Eliot

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Example

You will find more happiness growing down than up. – Author Unknown

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Inner Child

A team of giants needs giant pitchers who throw good ideas but every pitcher needs an outstanding catcher. Without giant catchers, the ideas of the giant pitchers may eventually disappear. – Max De Pree