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Quote by Francis Bacon
Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark and as that natu

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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The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall the desire of knowledge caused men to fall. – Francis Bacon

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God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave. – Francis Bacon

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Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words or in good order. – Francis Bacon

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Death
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What we think of as our sensitivity is only the higher evolution of terror in a poor dumb beast. We suffer for nothing. Our own death wish is our only real tragedy. – Mario Puzo

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Instead of joyfully looking forward to my birth, my mother began systematically preparing for her own death. She was fatalistic. – Lorna Luft

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I dont want to hear about my death. – Oriana Fallaci

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Its something I want to overcome. And my kids are scared to death to fly. I want them to witness me overcome it. – Travis Barker

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Trust your gut. – Sara Blakely

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An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger. – Confucius

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A human being fashions his consequences as surely as he fashions his goods or his dwelling his goods or his dwelling. Nothing that he says, thinks or does is without consequences. – Norman Cousins

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Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable. – George S. Patton

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