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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

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Age appears to be best in four things old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read. – Francis Bacon

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Age
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I doe hold it, in the Royall ordering of Gardens, there ought to be Gardens, for all the Moneths in the Yeare: In which, severally Things of Beautie, may in then in Season. – Francis Bacon

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Gardens
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Learning
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I think my type of personality has all music inside of it, so I am full of music, without even knowing it, without even learning it, without even hearing it. – Ziggy Marley

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I think the biggest thing was that I was putting pressure on myself leading up to Beijing. Now I am learning how to take that pressure off and seeing this as an incredible opportunity, but not like, I absolutely have to medal. – Ryan Hall

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Learning

Coming to understand a painting or a symphony in an unfamiliar style, to recognize the work of an artist or school, to see or hear in new ways, is as cognitive an achievement as learning to read or write or add. – Nelson Goodman

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Learning

Im trying to get in the habit of, you know, picking up a book and learning how to write my feelings down, not my feelings but my thoughts, about things, and hopefully Ill moving toward the writing and directing thing soon. – Corey Haim

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Each year it seems to take less time to fly across the ocean and longer to drive to work. – Author Unknown

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There is not, in my opinion, anything more mysterious in nature than this instinct in animals, which thus rise above reason, and yet fall infinitely short of it. – Joseph Addison

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Instinct

O God of earth and altar,
Bow down and hear our cry,
Our earthly rulers falter,
Our people drift and die;
The walls of gold entomb us,
The swords of scorn divide,
Take not thy thunder from us,
But take away our pride. – G. K. Chesterton

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Pride

I used to design for my body, which was flat-chested with big hips. Thats why my clothes were tight on top with full skirts. – Betsey Johnson

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design