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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

Other quotes by Francis Bacon

God almighty first planted a garden: and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasure. – Francis Bacon

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Gardens
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Francis Bacon
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Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly. – Francis Bacon

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Change
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Francis Bacon
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Meditation while walking has a long, noble history in ancient spiritual disciplines. – Andrew Weil

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Now, there are some who would like to rewrite history – revisionist historians is what I like to call them. – George W. Bush

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History

Few men in our history have ever obtained the Presidency by planning to obtain it. – James A. Garfield

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History

Without question, the Red Ryder BB gun is the most important gun in the history of American weaponry. – Ted Nugent

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History

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Wisdom doesnt necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself. – Tom Wilson

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As she has planted, so does she harvest; such is the field of karma. – Sri Guru Granth Sahib

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Like all tools, modern technology has produced some wonderful moments in music and also some horrors. – Hugh Hopper

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