"Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider."

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Source : 'Essays' (1625) 'Of Studies'

Francis Bacon

#Life Quotes #Education Quotes #Teacher Quotes

“Do you ever dangle your toes over the precipice, dare the cliff to crumble, defy the frozen deity to suffer the sun, thaw feather and bone, take wing to fly you home?”
“Naturally I never had the intention to offend or alienate Slavs. â€¦ What makes me different from the â€˜nazisâ€™ are basically three things; unlike them I am not socialistic (not even on a national level), I am not materialistic and I believe in (the ancient Scandinavian!) democracy,”
“The motives and purposes of authors are not always so pure and high, as, in the enthusiasm of youth, we sometimes imagine. To many the trumpet of fame is nothing but a tin horn to call them home, like laborers from, the field, at dinner-time, and they think themselves lucky to get the dinner.”
“So many times we come to Jesus in worship and ask Him for things that He already IS and has already done... What a concept to come into worship knowing who we are approaching...the absolute fullness of God, pleased to dwell in this Jesus whom we worship. He's already broken the chains...already seated us with Him...already invited us 'into the glorious'.”
“Pets are humanizing. They remind us we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life.”
“Courage is willingness to take the risk once you know the odds. Optimistic overconfidence means you are taking the risk because you don't know the odds. It's a big difference.”
“If I decide to tour, I definitely would come to Washington, D.C. We'll see.”
“It's never a good time, when you're the president of the United States and your own party is finding lots of different ways to distance themselves from you.”

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