Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order.Francis Bacon
Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest will either be supplied or its loss will not be felt.Francis Bacon
In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.Francis Bacon
Fortune is like the market, where, many times, if you can stay a little, the price will fall.Francis Bacon
Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid.Francis Bacon
