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Quote by Francis Bacon
The person is a poor judge who by an action can be disgraced more

The person is a poor judge who by an action can be disgraced more in failing than they can be honored in succeeding. – 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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I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a Mind. – Francis Bacon

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One may survive distress, but not disgrace. – Scottish Proverb

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I have deserved neither so much honor or so much disgrace. – Pierre Corneille

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Honor lies in honest toil. – Grover Cleveland

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Better to die ten thousand deaths than wound my honor. – Joseph Addison

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