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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It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a mans self. – Francis Bacon

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power
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The poets did well to conjoin music and medicine, because the office of medicine is but to tune the curious harp of mans body. – Francis Bacon

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Poetry
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Switzerland is a curst, selfish, swinish country of brutes, placed in the most romantic region of the world. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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President Obamas reckless defense cuts that are hanging over our cloud, hanging over the horizon could put almost 44,000 jobs at stake right here in Pennsylvania. we are not going to let that happen. You know why? Because No. 1, national defense is the first priority of the federal government. – Paul Ryan

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We could learn a lot from crayons; some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, while others bright, some have weird names, but they all have learned to live together in the same box. – Robert Fulghum