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Posted on July 2, 2021

“Books will speak plain when counsellors blanch.”—Francis Bacon, English philosopher, 1561-1626

Posted on October 28, 2020

“Some books are to be read, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed ad digested.”—Francis Bacon, English philosopher, 1561-1626

Posted on October 8, 2020

“Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.”—Francis Bacon, English philosopher, 1561-1626

Posted on October 2, 2020

“Knowledge is power.”—Francis Bacon, English philosopher, 1561-1626

Posted on October 29, 2018

“Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.”—Francis Bacon, English philosopher, 1561-1626

Posted on November 28, 2016October 2, 2020

“For what a man would like to be true, that he more readily believes.”—Francis Bacon, English philosopher, 1561-1626

Posted on September 10, 2016October 2, 2020

“Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.”—Francis Bacon, English philosopher, 1561-1626

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