Quote by Francis Bacon
If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world, and that his heart is no island cut off from other lands, but a continent that joins to them. – Francis Bacon

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A little philosophy inclineth mans mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth mens minds about to religion. – Francis Bacon

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

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To generous souls every task is noble. – Euripides

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You must be willing to do the things today others dont do in order to have the things tomorrow others wont have. – Les Brown

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It is always so pleasant to be generous, though very vexatious to pay debts. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I take as my guide the hope of a saint: in crucial things, unity… in important things, diversity… in all things, generosity. – George Bush

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