When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative. – Francis Bacon
We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do. – Francis Bacon
When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative. – Francis Bacon
We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do. – Francis Bacon
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. – Francis Bacon
In thinking, if a person begins with certainties, they shall end in doubts, but if they can begin with doubts, they will end in certainties. – Francis Bacon