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Quote by Francis Bacon
The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser

The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are. – Francis Bacon

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For my name and memory I leave to mens charitable speeches, and to foreign nations and the next ages. – Francis Bacon

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The general root of superstition is that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss; and commit to memory the one, and forget and pass over the other. – Francis Bacon

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Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes adversity not without many comforts and hopes. – Francis Bacon

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