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He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune for

He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. – Francis Bacon

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Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. – Francis Bacon

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