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The current county mayor has asked for increases in his travel budget. I don't care about serving on boards in Knoxville or Nashville. Our problems are here and the county mayor needs to be here focusing on them.


Joe Bacon

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FRANCIS BACON I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this u...
FRANCIS BACON Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all of which...
FRANCIS BACON Argument is conclusive... but... it does not remove doubt, so that the mind may rest in the sure kno...
ROGER BACON Anger makes dull men witty -- but it keeps them poor.
FRANCIS BACON He that gives good advice builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example builds with b...
FRANCIS BACON There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself,...
FRANCIS BACON Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes.
FRANCIS BACON They that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils.
FRANCIS BACON Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.
FRANCIS BACON People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingraine...
FRANCIS BACON God's first creature, which was light.
FRANCIS BACON Speech of yourself ought to be seldom and well chosen.
FRANCIS BACON Look to make your course regular, that men may know beforehand what they may expect.
FRANCIS BACON The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs.
FRANCIS BACON