16th century

Christian quotes

Saint Francis de Sales quote: “There are no galley-slaves in the royal…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “The worst solitude is to have no…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “The worst men often give the best…”

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Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I quote: “The word must is not to be…”

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Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli quote: “The wise man does at once what…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “The way of fortune is like the…”

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Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei quote: “The sun, with all those planets revolving…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “The subtlety of nature is greater many…”

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Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I quote: “The stone often recoils on the head…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “The root of all superstition is that…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “The remedy is worse than the disease…”

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Francesco Guicciardini

Francesco Guicciardini quote: “The return we reap from generous actions…”

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Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli quote: “The promise given was a necessity of…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “The place of justice is a hallowed…”

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Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I quote: “The past cannot be cured…”

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Author quotes

Thomas More quote: “The ordinary acts we practice every day…”

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Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli quote: “The one who adapts his policy to…”

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Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli quote: “The new ruler must determine all the…”

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Artist

Leonardo da Vinci quote: “The noblest pleasure is the joy of…”

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Desiderius Erasmus

Desiderius Erasmus quote: “The nearer people approach old age, the…”

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Desiderius Erasmus

Desiderius Erasmus quote: “The most disadvantageous peace is better than…”

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Miguel De Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes quote: “The most difficult character in comedy is…”

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Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli quote: “The more sand has escaped from the…”

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Desiderius Erasmus

Desiderius Erasmus quote: “The more ignorant, reckless and thoughtless a…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “The momentous thing in human life is…”

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Quotes from writers

Robert Burton quote: “The men who succeed are the efficient…”

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Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei quote: “The Milky Way is nothing else but…”

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Author quotes

Thomas More quote: “The light, that lies In woman’s eyes…”

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Miguel De Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes quote: “The knowledge of yourself will preserve you…”

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