Quote by Francis Bacon
Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences

Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences whence it is bad in council though good in execution. – Francis Bacon

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There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool. – Francis Bacon

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Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it. – Francis Bacon

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The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly. – Theodore Roosevelt

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He who finds Fortune on his side should go briskly ahead, for she is wont to favor the bold. – Baltasar Gracián, translated from Spanish

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I speak truth, not so much as I would, but as much as I dare; and I dare a little the more, as I grow older. – Michel de Montaigne, translated

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Freedom lies in being bold. – Robert Frost

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