Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.
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Francis Bacon quotes & passages
6 passages by Francis Bacon, from Essays. Francis Bacon died in 1626, so the words are in the public domain. Every passage is copied word for word from the Project Gutenberg text.
About Francis Bacon
English philosopher, statesman and essayist (1561–1626), Lord Chancellor under James I. His Essays appeared in editions from 1597 to 1625.
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Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education, in the elder, a part of experience.
For there is no man, that imparteth his joys to his friend, but he joyeth the more; and no man that imparteth his griefs to his friend, but he grieveth the less.
A wise man will make more opportunities, than he finds.
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.
The joys of parents are secret; and so are their griefs and fears. They cannot utter the one; nor they will not utter the other.
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