Quote by Francis Bacon
Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by st

Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study. – Francis Bacon

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Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is. – Francis Bacon

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There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other. – Douglas Everett

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Others have done it before me. I can, too. – Corporal John Faunce

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Ability without honor is useless. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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When my horse is running good, I dont stop to give him sugar. – William Faulkner

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