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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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God almighty first planted a garden: and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasure. – 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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Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend. – Francis Bacon

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I dont think feminism, as I understand the definition, implies the rejection of maternal values, nurturing children, caring about the men in your life. That is just nonsense to me. – Hillary Clinton

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When women go wrong, men go right after them. – Mae West

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Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones. – Theodore Roosevelt

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