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A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories

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Julia 舒雅’s Quotes

“Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.”
― Sir Francis Bacon

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“A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion”
― Francis Bacon

tags: science

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“Margery Kempe was obviously an uncomfortable neighbor to have, like all those who cannot conceal the painfulness of life.”
― Barbara W. Tuchman, A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century

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“We all labor against our own cure, for death is the cure of all diseases”
― Sir Thomas Browne

tags: beautiful, cure, dark, death, diseases, holly-black, labor, reality-check, the-coldest-girl-in-coldtown, thomas-brown

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“For five years he [Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)] served as personal secretary to, yes, Francis Bacon. In fact, I've noted over a course of years that the job of a secretary can be utterly fulfilling just in case one's boss happens to be Francis Bacon.”
― Daniel N. Robinson

tags: francis-bacon, humor, secretaries, thomas-hobbes, work-ethic

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