Quote by Francis Bacon
The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits

The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses. – Francis Bacon

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It is a miserable state of mind to have few things to desire and many things to fear. – Francis Bacon

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There are only two kinds of men: the righteous who think they are sinners and the sinners who think they are righteous. – Blaise Pascal

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Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. – Winston Churchill

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The less men think, the more they talk. – Charles de Montesquieu

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Some men have a den in their home, while others just growl all over the house. – Author Unknown

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