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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Of great wealth there is no real use, except in its distribution, the rest is just conceit. – Francis Bacon

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As the births of living creatures, at first, are ill-shapen: so are all Innovations, which are the births of time. – Francis Bacon

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

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Ability without honor is useless. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, thats good taste. – Lucille Ball

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To sentence a man of true genius, to the drudgery of a school is to put a racehorse on a treadmill. – Charles Caleb Colton

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