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• I hold every man a debtor to his profession; from the which as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profi
  o ought they of duty to endeavour themselves by way of amends to be a help and ornament thereunto....
• The general root of superstition is that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss, and commit to memory the one, and pass over the other.
  -- Sir Francis Bacon 1561-1626...
• Data: "Throughout the ages, from Keats to Giorchamo, poets have composed 'odes' to individuals who have had a profound effect upon their lives.
  In keeping with that tradition, I have written my next poem....
• Cato said the best way to keep good acts in memory was to refresh them with new.
  -- Francis Bacon (1561-1626) -- Apothegms, No, 247...
• Ah Sin was his name. -- Francis Bret Harte (1839-1902) -- Plain Language from Truthful Jame
• In charity there is no excess. -- Francis Baco
• Knowledge is power. -- Francis Baco
• Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.
  -- Francis Bacon (1561-1626) -- Of Marriage and Single Life...