Quote by Francis Bacon
Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set. - Francis Bacon

Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set. – 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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