Francis bacon
The worst solitude is to have no real friendships.
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When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative.
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People have discovered that they can fool the devil; but they can't fool the neighbors.
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Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture than that of laws.
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Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.
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Acorns were good until bread was found.
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Silence is the virtue of fools.
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Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.
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The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
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Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.
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