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Quote by Francis Bacon
When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. T

When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative. – Francis Bacon

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Age appears to be best in four things old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read. – Francis Bacon

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We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do. – Francis Bacon

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I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other earthly conflict. – Plato

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Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good. – Calvin Coolidge

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Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Dont get involved in partial problems, but always take flight to where there is a free view over the whole single great problem, even if this view is still not a clear one. – Ludwig Wittgenstein

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