Quote by Francis Bacon
In every great time there is some one idea at work which is more p

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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That things are changed, and that nothing really perishes, and that the sum of matter remains exactly the same, is sufficiently certain. – Francis Bacon

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Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other. – Francis Bacon

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If at first, the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it. – Albert Einstein

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Ideas can no more flow backward than can a river. – Victor Hugo

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Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when it is the only idea we have. – Henri Alban-Fournier

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A mediocre idea that guarantees enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one. – Mary Kay Ash

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