Francis Bacon Quote: The best armor is to keep out of gunshot.

The best armor is to keep out of gunshot.

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Age will not be defied.

Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.

The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused men to fall.

They are ill discoverers that think there is no land when they see nothing but sea.

One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.

I don't know a greater advantage, than to appreciate the worth of an enemy.

Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.

I try to leave out the parts that people skip.