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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It is not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich; not what we read but what we remember that makes us learned; and not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity. – Francis Bacon

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A bachelors life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner. – Francis Bacon

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