Francis Bacon quote about strength from The Essays of Francis Bacon (1597) - Certainly fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swoln, and drowns things weighty and solid.
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Quotes by Francis Bacon · Quotes from The Essays of Francis Bacon · Quotes about strength · Quotes about fame · Quotes about river · Quotes about solidity

“ Certainly fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swoln, and drowns things weighty and solid. ”

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Francis Bacon quote about strength from The Essays of Francis Bacon (1597) - Certainly fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swoln, and drowns things weighty and solid.
Francis Bacon quote about strength from The Essays of Francis Bacon (1597) - Certainly fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swoln, and drowns things weighty and solid.
Francis Bacon quote about strength from The Essays of Francis Bacon (1597) - Certainly fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swoln, and drowns things weighty and solid.
Francis Bacon quote about strength from The Essays of Francis Bacon (1597) - Certainly fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swoln, and drowns things weighty and solid.