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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 nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little, and therefore men should remedy suspicion by procuring to know more, and not keep their suspicions in smother. – Francis Bacon

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Doubt
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Francis Bacon
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Nakedness is uncomely, as well in mind as body, and it addeth no small reverence to mens manners and actions if they be not altogether open. Therefore set it down: That a habit of secrecy is both politic and moral. – Francis Bacon

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Nudity
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Francis Bacon
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If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. – Francis Bacon

Category:
Philosophical
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Francis Bacon
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Other Quotes from
Learning
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Ive never gone to acting school and I never will, so Im learning about the business from the people who are in the business. It doesnt seem like I work at all. And the unknown is always exciting. – Jonathan Rhys Meyers

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Learning

If I dont need the money, I dont work. Im going to spend time with my family and friends, and Im going to travel and read and listen to music and try to learn a little bit more about how to be a human being, as opposed to learning how to be somebody else. – James Spader

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Learning

Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Learning

When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect. – Jackie Chan

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Learning

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The achievement of your goal is assured the moment you commit yourself to it. – Mack R. Douglas

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Commitment

Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. – Matsuo Basho

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Home

To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both hands into life up to the elbows. It is easy to say no, even if saying no means death. – Jean Anouilh, Antigone, 1942

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Miscellaneous

It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good. – Thomas Jefferson

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