Francis Bacon's Quote - Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, an

Quote by Francis Bacon

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, an

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid. – Francis Bacon

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I hold every man a debtor to his profession. – Francis Bacon

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A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open. – Francis Bacon

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All colors will agree in the dark. – Francis Bacon

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Its too bad Im not as wonderful a person as people say I am, because the world could use a few people like that. – Alan Alda

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The strongest poison ever known came from Caesars laurel crown. – William Blake

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Happy is the man who hath never known what it is to taste of fame –to have it is a purgatory, to want it is a Hell! – Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

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My great comfort is, that the temporary celebrity I have wrung from the world has been in the very teeth of all opinions and prejudices. I have flattered no ruling powers; I have never concealed a single thought that tempted me. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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