Quote by Francis Bacon
There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool. – Francis Bacon

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Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid. – Francis Bacon

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Suspicions that the mind, of itself, gathers, are but buzzes; but suspicions that are artificially nourished and put into mens heads by the tales and whisperings of others, have stings. – Francis Bacon

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Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks. – Samuel Johnson

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Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony. – Thomas Merton

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Find a place where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain. – Joseph Campbell

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I dont have the recipe for happiness, but I think the engine is simply having the desire. – Vanessa Paradis

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Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries – for heavy ones they cannot. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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