Quote by Francis Bacon
Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; na

Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend. – Francis Bacon

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The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding. – Francis Bacon

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From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories. – Wendell Phillips

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Great writing can be done in biography, history, art. – V. S. Naipaul

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I want no epitaphs of profound history and all that type of thing. I contributed. I would hope they would say that, and I would hope somebody liked me. – Brian Clough

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And I will show that nothing can happen more beautiful than death. – Walt Whitman

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