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The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.


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The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.
FRANCIS BACON, SR. The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.
FRANCIS BACON SR. The general root of superstition is that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss, and co...
FRANCIS BACON The general root of superstition is that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss; and co...
FRANCIS BACON The general root of superstition : namely, that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss;...
FRANCIS BACON Integrity is not everything, but it is the only thing that matters.
JEFFREY FRY Do you see, Arren, how an act is not, as young men think, like a rock that one picks up and throws, ...
URSULA K. LE GUIN All authority must be out of a man's self, turned . . . either upon an art, or upon a man. - ...
FRANCIS BACON Francis Bacon is one of my giant inspirations. I just love him to pieces.
DAVID LYNCH Burleigh, absolutely; and a lot about Elizabeth. I mean I found when I play Henry V a lot of connect...
MARK RYLANCE I heard someone tried the monkeys-on-typewriters bit trying for the plays of W. Shakespeare, but al...
JOHN HEYWOOD I heard someone tried the monkeys-on-typewriters bit trying for the plays of W. Shakespeare, but all...
BILL HIRST Economics is not a science; it is a quasi-religion: part superstition, part mystique, part sentiment...
HOWARD JACOBSON When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation
ALEXANDER HAMILTON When I criticize Joseph Beuys or Francis Bacon, nobody calls those opinions anti-male. Putting femal...
JERRY SALTZ It's not name dropping, but not many people can say, like me, that they spent the day with the l...
JEFFREY BERNARD When you observe yourself you must not condemn or approve what you see. If you tell a lie there is n...
BARRY LONG But I account the use that a man should seek of the publishing of his own writings before his death...
FRANCIS BACON Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we wonder that all men are not...
HENRY DAVID THOREAU I remember when you used to have your profession on your passport and I always thought that being a ...
DAMIEN HIRST I think that was very important to Bacon... personally. I think he went to great efforts to get a ho...
MARK RYLANCE There are hits and misses, and as an actress, we are mentally ready for all that.
KARISMA KAPOOR It's nerve-racking. He hits, and he misses, but he'll always take his shots no matter. But he hits a...
CALEB KOKE Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which...
RALPH WALDO EMERSON Thinking about the bacon- the potential of bacon- gives me hope. Not all is lost if bacon isn't.
RICK YANCEY Battle. Battle. And get the hits when we need it.
RAY KING When you first come up, you want to get some hits,
DUSTY BAKER What happens when a leader misses his steps on the ladder is what happens when a train misses the ra...
ISRAELMORE AYIVOR I always say Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is my biggest influence. But for painters, I like many, many...
DAVID LYNCH You should regard each meeting with a friend as a sitting he is unwillingly giving you for a portrai...
HOPE MIRRLEES It is impossible to love and to be wise.
FRANCIS BACON SR. Nobody has Francis Bacon on their walls in their house - or very few people - but sometimes people l...
SIMON RATTLE Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all which ma...
FRANCIS BACON It is a lie.
ARTHUR MILLER But how shall I get ideas? Keep your wits open! Observe! Observe! Study! Study! But above all, Think...
ORISON SWETT MARDEN But how shall I get ideas? ''Keep your wits open! Observe! Observe! Study! Study! But above all, Thi...
ORISON SWETT MARDEN Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature nor do the children of men as a whole...
HELEN KELLER "When we take a road trip it not the number of miles we drive, but the wonders of nature we observe....
TOM BAKER AKA THE PONDERING MAN The beauty of women is the root of all evil, it makes men lose their minds
JESUS BARRAZA Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which...
RALPH WALDO EMERSON Love is a wonderful thing that one misses.
LARRY DRAKE 35. God is entitled to a portion of our income—not because He needs it but because we need to give...
JAMES C. DOBSON He has 4.3 40 speed. Catching him is one thing, but you're not going to one-arm tackle him. His spee...
DANA BATTISTA When people do think about it is when the warm weather hits and it's too late. But it's not too late...
JANET CANGEMI I would just have to find a hog, slaughter it, butcher it, cure the meat, then fry it up. Thinking a...
RICK YANCEY When it hits you, it hits you, like that -- bam!
ALEX BURKHARDT Money is not the root of all evil, it is the fruit. Humans are the root.
RAIN BOJANGLES “When a child hits a child, we call it aggression. When a child hits an adult, we call it hostilit...
HAIM G. GINOTT One good thing about music, when it hits- you feel no pain
BOB MARLEY A lack of clutch hits has been a problem for us the last couple of weeks. We've been getting hits bu...
ANN MUNZENMAIER Vargas is not as fast. But when he hits you, it feels very heavy. It's kind of thudding. Mosley, he'...
OSCAR DE LA HOYA When a child hits a child, we call it aggression.
When a child hits an adult, we call it hostil...
HAIM G. GINOTT Observe all men, thyself most.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN When you get this, it hits you. It makes you more conscious, like 'Whoa. Did I do this?
EUCHARIA IGWE The worst thing about some men is that when they are not drunk they are sober.
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS The worst thing about some men is that when they are not drunk they are sober.
W.B. YEATS It's a heartache Nothing but a heartache Hits you when it's too late Hits you when you're down
BONNIE TYLER One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.
BOB MARLEY When you listen to the street ... the expression that hits us everywhere is that 'all of you are cor...
AVRAHAM BURG He's not just getting hits, he is getting hits when they really matter.
CORY MEE My initial thought was that it is not that bad, but bad (enough) that he misses a couple of weeks.
LEIGH MATTHEWS We didn't hit the ball well tonight, but we did get the hits when we needed them. No matter what it ...
SAMMY DAY Spinning out of his delivery. Most of the times when he misses, it's (to his) arm side.
CLINT HURDLE Christianity is the root of all democracy, the highest fact in the rights of men.
NOVALIS Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
GEORGE WASHINGTON Our civilization has decided that determining the guilt or innocence of men is a thing too important...
G. K. CHESTERTON Vern's upbeat - you know the kind of guy he is. But it hits you in the gut when you hear that word.
WAYNE KRIVSKY There are people who think that honesty is always the best policy. This is a superstition; there are...
MARK TWAIN Men all do about the same thing when they wake up.
JOHN STEINBECK But I find with Francis Bacon, some of the things were in the place, and someone who was connected w...
MARK RYLANCE It's a heartache
Nothing but a heartache
Hits you when it's too late
Hits you when you'r...
BONNIE TYLER I have only one superstition. I touch all the bases when I hit a home run.
BABE RUTH It is assured that men of all ages imagine a woman naked when they first meet.
TIFFANY MADISON Women are the root of all evils. Men are the evils !!!
EPHDAN But it will probably be a different story when flu season hits.
AARON OWENS The root of all desire is the realization of NOT HAVING IT!
HARRISH SAIRAMAN When things are going bad is when you sit back and observe and see how people react. The thing I enj...
JOE MCEWING In fact men will fight for a superstition quite as quickly as for a living truth - often more so, si...
HYPATIA You talk as if a god had made the Machine," cried the other. "I believe that you pray to it when you...
E.M. FORSTER Aragorn: Hold your ground, hold your ground. Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers. I see in your ey...
J.R.R. TOLKIEN Until and unless you discover that money is the root of all good, you ask for your own destruction. ...
AYN RAND That was the thing. You never got used to it, the idea of someone being gone. Just when you think it...
SARAH DESSEN The paintings of Francis Bacon to my eye are very beautiful. The paintings of Bosch or Goya are to m...
CLIVE BARKER When you have Bacon and Hale combining for 16 and 13 (points), that opens it up. ... I think the thi...
ANDY BLACKSTON Human’s mind is the most valuable thing to shape every progress, but also the root cause of all ma...
PEARL ZHU It is good for us to have trials and troubles at times, for they often remind us that we are on prob...
THOMAS à KEMPIS Various different people have inspired me throughout my career. From Francis Bacon to Vassareli, Coc...
DRIES VAN NOTEN The thing that grieves the heart of the Lord is when truth is ridiculed. When God doesn’t see men ...
SUNDAY ADELAJA Being present is being connected to All Things.
S. KELLEY HARRELL, M. DIV. But I must say I am happiest when something hits and I've written it with Barry. After all these yea...
CYNTHIA WEIL The ball sounds a little different when Monroe hits it.
JIM LEYLAND When you've got a kid that hits five 3s, that makes things a lot better against the zone.
BOB KNIGHT Even apocalypse looks less dire when viewed over a plate of bacon.
STEPHANIE STAMM If you hate somebody, it's like a boomerang that misses its target and comes back and hits you i...
LOUIS ZAMPERINI Covetousness like jealousy, when it has taken root, never leaves a person, but with their life. Cowa...
EPICTETUS When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not really the asserti...
G. W. F. HEGEL When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not really the asserti...
GEORG WILHELM FRIEDRICH HEGEL Risk is the sort of word that is easy to discuss upfront but tough to handle when it comes time to p...
NATHAN MYHRVOLD He hits a shot or two and gets confidence. He misses a couple, then he plays tentatively.
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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 A good conscience is a continual feast.
FRANCIS BACON The wisdom of our ancestors.
FRANCIS BACON Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life.
FRANCIS BACON Men commonly think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and imbibed op...
FRANCIS BACON Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.
FRANCIS BACON Boldness is a child of ignorance.
FRANCIS BACON Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; Adversity is the blessing of the New.
FRANCIS BACON All authority must be out of a man's self, turned . . . either upon an art, or upon a man. - ...
FRANCIS BACON The World's a bubble, and the Life of Man less than a span: In his conception wretched, from the w...
FRANCIS BACON Men fear Death, as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increas...
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