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Quote by Francis Bacon
Men on their side must force themselves for a while to lay their n

Men on their side must force themselves for a while to lay their notions by and begin to familiarize themselves with facts. – Francis Bacon

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For friends… do but look upon good Books: they are true friends, that will neither flatter nor dissemble. – Francis Bacon

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It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a mans self. – Francis Bacon

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Facts cant be recounted; much less twice over, and far less still by different persons. Ive already drummed that thoroughly into your head. What happens is that your wretched memory remembers the words and forgets whats behind them. – Augusto Roa Bastos

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Many blunder in business through inability or an unwillingness to adopt new ideas. I have seen many a success turn to failure also, because the thought which should be trained on big things is cluttered up with the burdensome detail of little things. – Philip Delaney

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Facts quite often, I fear to confess, like lawyers, put me to sleep at noon. Not theories, however. Theories are invigorating and tonic. Give me an ounce of fact and I will produce you a ton of theory by tea this afternoon. That is, after all, my job. – Ray Bradbury

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The construction of life is at present in the power of facts far more than convictions. – Walter Benjamin

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