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The Renaissance33 quotes
All rising to great place is by a winding stair. — Francis Bacon · 1625Chiefly, the mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands. — Francis Bacon · 1625Ancient times were the youth of the world. — Francis Bacon · 1605The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears. — Francis Bacon · 1625Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other. — Francis Bacon · 1625God Almighty first planted a garden; and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures. — Francis Bacon · 1625All 33 quotes →Age of Enlightenment2 quotes
For what a man had rather were true he more readily believes. — Francis Bacon · 1620Why should man be in love with his fetters, though of gold? — Francis Bacon · 1626