Quote by Francis Bacon
People usually think according to their inclinations, speak accord

People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom. – Francis Bacon

Other quotes by Francis Bacon

There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer. For there is no such flatterer as is a mans self. – Francis Bacon

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Advice
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It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a mans self. – Francis Bacon

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power
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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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Nature
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Learning
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Again, the American people expect us to do what they are doing. Its tightening the belt, its learning how to do more with less. Thats a reality today, and weve got to do that in order to get the private sector growing. – Eric Cantor

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Learning

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn. – Benjamin Franklin

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Learning

Well, immediately we announced yesterday or the day before were building, with my foundation, a youth tennis and learning center in Austin. Id like to be hands on with that and not see it periodically. – Andy Roddick

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Learning

To be proud of learning is the greatest ignorance. – Jeremy Taylor

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Learning

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I think that failure by your own standards is certainly a form of success. – Bonnie Hunt

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My little bit of earth in the front garden is one of the places that I find my bearings. The rhythm of my day begins with a cup of coffee and a little bit of weeding or dreaming. – Betsy Cañas Garmon, www.wildthymecreative.com

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Gardens

One of these days is none of these days. – H.G. Bohn

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Procrastination