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Francis Bacon quote about wisdom from The Essays of Francis Bacon (1597) - Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtile; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend.

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“ Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtile; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend. ”

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Author

Francis Bacon

Source

The Essays of Francis Bacon

Topic

wisdom philosophy poetry logic moral history science mathematics

Date

1597

Language

English

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