Nothing destroyeth authority so much as the unequal and untimely interchange of power pressed too far, and relaxed too much.
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Suspicions that the mind, of itself, gathers, are but buzzes but suspicions that are artificially nourished and put into men's heads by the tales and whisperings of others, have stings.Francis Bacon
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In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
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He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.
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The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are.
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