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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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Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid. – Francis Bacon

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What matters to me is learning and growing, and getting to do what I love to do. As long as I can do that, Im happy. – Jeremy Renner

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And we are never too old to study the Bible. Each time the lessons are studied comes some new meaning, some new thought which will make us better. – John D. Rockefeller

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I can always see what Ive done wrong. Im always learning. Im the perennial student. – Pat Oliphant

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I was learning, as I did in the Ministry of Defense. I never knew, but I always learned. – Shimon Peres

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Why dont they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as well as prohibition did, in five years Americans would be the smartest race of people on Earth. – Will Rogers

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