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The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding.
Francis Bacon
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Nature
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Senses
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Subtlety
We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.
Francis Bacon
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Cannot
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Command
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Her
Life, an age to the miserable, and a moment to the happy.
Francis Bacon
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Age
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Happy
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Life
Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.
Francis Bacon
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Age
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Men
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Old
Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.
Francis Bacon
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Age
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Best
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Old Friends