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1561–1626. English philosopher, statesman and essayist. 12 quotes.
Checked against Project Gutenberg eBook #575.
Men fear death, as children fear to go in the dark
Revenge is a kind of wild justice
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.
He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune
Money is like muck, not good except it be spread.
Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set
There is no excellent beauty, that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.
God Almighty first planted a garden.
Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability.
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.
A wise man will make more opportunities, than he finds.