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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Suspicion amongst thoughts are like bats amongst birds, they never fly by twilight. – Francis Bacon

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Doubt
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It is a miserable state of mind to have few things to desire and many things to fear. – Francis Bacon

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Fear
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There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer. For there is no such flatterer as is a mans self. – Francis Bacon

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Advice
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A country grows in history not only because of the heroism of its troops on the field of battle, it grows also when it turns to justice and to right for the conservation of its interests. – Aristide Briand

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We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice – that is, until we have stopped saying It got lost, and say, I lost it. – Sydney J. Harris

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The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk. – Dalai Lama

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Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned. – Milton Friedman

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Im a big fan of dreams. Unfortunately, dreams are our first casualty in life – people seem to give them up, quicker than anything, for a reality. – Kevin Costner

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