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Quote by Francis Bacon
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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God almighty first planted a garden: and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasure. – Francis Bacon

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Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is. – Francis Bacon

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