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Quote by Francis Bacon
It is a miserable state of mind to have few things to desire and m

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

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Certainly virtue is like precious odors, most fragrant when they are incensed, or crushed: for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue. – Francis Bacon

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Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself. – Samuel Butler

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Ive noticed a lot of younger artists have less fear of doing different sorts of things, whether its various types of music, or gallery artists moving between video and sculpture and drawing. – David Byrne

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Fear is the tax that conscience pays to guilt. – George Sewell

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For any new technology there is always controversy and there always some fear associated with it. I think thats just the price of being first sometimes. – Hugh Grant

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