16th century

Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “Some books are to be tasted, others…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism…”

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Francesco Guicciardini

Francesco Guicciardini quote: “Since there is nothing so well worth…”

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Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli quote: “Since it is difficult to join them…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “Silence is the virtue of fools…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “Seek ye first the good things of…”

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Author quotes

Thomas More quote: “See me safe up: for in my…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “Science is but an image of the…”

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Albrecht Durer

Albrecht Durer quote: “Sane judgment abhors nothing so much as…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “Riches are a good hand maiden, but…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “Revenge is a kind of wild justice…”

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Christian quotes

Saint Francis de Sales quote: “Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “Rebellions of the belly are the worst…”

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Desiderius Erasmus

Desiderius Erasmus quote: “Reflection is a flower of the mind…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “Reading maketh a full man; conference a…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “Read not to contradict and confute, nor…”

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Miguel De Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes quote: “Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “Prosperity is the blessing of the Old…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “Prosperity is not without many fears and…”

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Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli quote: “Princes and governments are far more dangerous…”

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Desiderius Erasmus

Desiderius Erasmus quote: “Prevention is better than cure…”

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Miguel De Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes quote: “Pray look better, Sir… those things yonder…”

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John Selden

John Selden quote: “Prayer should be short, without giving God…”

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John Selden

John Selden quote: “Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “Pictures and shapes are but secondary objects…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “People usually think according to their inclinations…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “People have discovered that they can fool…”

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Miguel De Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes quote: “Our greatest foes, and whom we must…”

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Love quotes

Miguel de Cervantes quote: “Our hours in love have wings; in…”

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