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

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Revenge
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The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall the desire of knowledge caused men to fall. – Francis Bacon

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Honor is unstable and seldom the same; for she feeds upon opinion, and is as fickle as her food. – Charles Caleb Colton

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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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A hundred years cannot repair a moments loss of honor. – Proverb

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All honors wounds are self-inflicted. – Andrew Carnegie

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May sleep envelop you as a bed sheet floating gently down, tickling your skin and removing every worry. Reminding you to consider only this moment. – Jeb Dickerson, jebdickerson.com

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