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Quote by Francis Bacon
We cannot command Nature except by obeying her. - Francis Bacon

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her. – Francis Bacon

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The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses. – Francis Bacon

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There is a wisdom in this beyond the rules of physic: a mans own observation what he finds good of and what he finds hurt of is the best physic to preserve health. – Francis Bacon

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best
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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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The desire to build a risk-free society has always been a sign of decadence. It has meant that the nation has given up, that it no longer believes in its destiny, that it has ceased to aspire to greatness, and has retired from history to pet itself. – Henry Fairlie, quoted in Conservation Foundation Letter, November 1981

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Waste not the smallest thing created, for grains of sand make mountains, and atomies infinity. – E.Knight

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Environment

We are the environment. – Charles Panati

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Every man is like the company he is wont to keep. – Euripides

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Environment

Random Quotes

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. – W.T. Purkiser

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Gratitude

The production of children, the nurture of those born, and the daily life of men, of these matters woman is visibly the cause. – Guru Nanak

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Men

Life would be tolerable but for its amusements. – George Bernard Shaw

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Life

Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh. – Martin Tupper

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