Francis Bacon
"There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer. For there is no such flatterer as is a man's self."
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"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is."
"Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read."
"Knowledge is power."
"A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion."
"It is impossible to love and to be wise."