Quote by Francis Bacon
For friends... do but look upon good Books: they are true friends,

For friends… do but look upon good Books: they are true friends, that will neither flatter nor dissemble. – Francis Bacon

Other quotes by Francis Bacon

Nakedness is uncomely, as well in mind as body, and it addeth no small reverence to mens manners and actions if they be not altogether open. Therefore set it down: That a habit of secrecy is both politic and moral. – Francis Bacon

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He that gives good advice builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example builds with both. – Francis Bacon

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What holy cities are to nomadic tribes — a symbol of race and a bond of union — great books are to the wandering souls of men: they are the Meccas of the mind. – G.E. Woodberry

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From my point of view, a book is a literary prescription put up for the benefit of someone who needs it. – S.M. Crothers

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Books are immortal sons deifying their sires. – Plato

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This will never be a civilized country until we expend more money for books than we do for chewing gum. – Elbert Hubbard

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Deep down, no one really believes they have a right to live. But this death sentence generally stays tucked away, hidden beneath the difficulty of living. If that difficulty is removed from time to time, death is suddenly there, unintelligibly. – Jean Baudrillard

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Having a studio tell you when to jump and how high eight months of the year for six years is not a relationship I want to get into again. – Matthew Fox

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Im not cool with ACORN or the working families party, or people that vote like democrats and run on Republican lines. – Doug Hoffman

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Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must be first overcome. – Samuel Johnson, Rasselas, 1759

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