When any of the four pillars of government-religion, justice, counsel, and treasure-are mainly shaken or weakened, men had need to pray for fair weather.
Francis Bacon
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The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall.
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Young men are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution than for counsel; and fitter for new projects than for settled business.
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