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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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A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. – Francis Bacon

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Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God. – Francis Bacon

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Ive had a tough time learning how to act like a congressman. Today I accidentally spent some of my own money. – Joseph P. Kennedy

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No matter how one may think himself accomplished, when he sets out to learn a new language, science, or the bicycle, he has entered a new realm as truly as if he were a child newly born into the world. – Frances Willard, How I Learned to Ride the Bicycle

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I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it. – George Bernard Shaw

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Im interested in all forms of performance, yet I think its difficult to be as equally talented in all of them as they call for such different skills. At the moment, I still feel Im learning and want as much experience and variety as possible. – Felicity Jones

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Your law may be perfect, your knowledge of human affairs may be such as to enable you to apply it with wisdom and skill, and yet without individual acquaintance with men, their haunts and habits, the pursuit of the profession becomes difficult, slow, and expensive. – William Dunbar

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My dads sense of humor was direct and sometimes surreal – his quick wit is well known amongst our family and friends. He raised me on Spike Jones records and W.C. Fields movies, and his sense of humor fell somewhere in between. – Tony Visconti

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Chance is always powerful, let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish. – Ovid

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It is only in the act of nursing that a woman realizes her motherhood in visible and tangible fashion; it is a joy of every moment. РHonor̩ de Balzac

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