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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It is not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich; not what we read but what we remember that makes us learned; and not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity. – Francis Bacon

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The post of honor is a private station. – Joseph Addison

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

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Tis nobler to lose honor to save the lives of men than it is to gain honor by taking them. – David Borenstein

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Honor is like an island, rugged and without a beach; once we have left it, we can never return. – Nicholas Boileau

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