Quote by Francis Bacon
Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fort

Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible. – Francis Bacon

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Wives are young mens mistresses, companions for middle age, and old mens nurses. – Francis Bacon

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Suspicion amongst thoughts are like bats amongst birds, they never fly by twilight. – Francis Bacon

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Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life. – Epicurus

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Each man is the smith of his own fortune. – Appius Claudius Caecus

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Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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There is no greater misfortune, than to not be able to endure misfortune. – Proverb

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Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right way to philosophy are directly and of their own accord preparing themselves for dying and death. – Socrates

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