Francis Bacon Quotes
Seek not proud riches, but such as thou mayest get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and leave contentedly.
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You should seek approval from yourself.
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The writing of the wise are the only riches our posterity cannot squander.
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I seek solutions, not battles.
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Only a fortunate few seek the Beloved. Only a blessed few seek to enter the shrine of the heart.
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I see that already in this present world I am exalted above measure by the Lord. And I was not worthy nor such a one as that he should grant this to me, since I know most surely that poverty and affliction become me better than delights and riches.
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As I try to get around with a guitar, a banjo and a suitcase of high heels and dresses, I treasure that little ukulele.
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Someone who does not draw strength from himself and who is incapable of finding the meaning of his life within himself will...seek the map to his own orientation somewhere outside himself-in some ideology, organization, or society, and then, however active he may appear to be, he is merely waiting, depending. He waits to see what others will do, or what roles they will assign to him, and he depends on them-and if they don't do anything or if they botch things, he succumbs to disillusion, despair, and ultimately, resignation.
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I've got a few guitars that I like. The trouble with fame and riches is that you have more than one guitar.
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You could have all the riches in the world, but it doesn't mean much without family.
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A society which reverences the attainment of riches as the supreme felicity will naturally be disposed to regard the poor as damned ... if only to justify itself for making their life a hell.
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Seek the counsel of men who will tell you the truth about yourself, even if it hurts you to hear it. Mere commendation will not bring the improvement you need.
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Riches, when they come in huge quantities, are never the result of HARD work!
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Everything that matters to we can work out as expected, in the event that we have the strength to seek after them.
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And after ye have obtained a hope in Christ ye shall obtain riches, if ye seek them; and ye will seek them for the intent to do good-to clothe the naked, and to feed the hungry, and to liberate the captive, and administer relief to the sick and the afflicted.
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Riches are not an end of life, but an instrument of life.
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Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse.
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Let us first understand the facts and then we may seek the cause.
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All men seek one goal: success or happiness.
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I didn't have to go all the way to India for spiritual enlightenment. The blue-collar spirituality of everyday life was right in front of me, it was in every nook and cranny if I wanted to seek it, but I had chosen to ignore it.
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Equally important, stable prices allow people to rely on the dollar as a measure of value when making long-term contracts, engaging in long-term planning or lending for long periods.
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The reason that so many times we don't win the battle is that we never show up for the war!
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Seek not proud riches, but such as thou mayest get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and leave contentedly.
