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Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time. Francis Bacon antiquitycasuallydeface Change image and share on social
What is truth? said jesting Pilate; and would not stay for an answer. Francis Bacon answerjestpilate Change image and share on social
It is as natural to die as to be born; and to a little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other. Francis Bacon beardieinfant Change image and share on social
Though builders may build, in the main they follow the plans of architects. Teachers teach, but they must have a text. Politicians govern, but only upon the flow of commentary that raises them up or casts them down. Mark Helprin architectbuildbuilder share on social
It is only when you watch the dense mass of thousands of ants, crowded together around the Hill, blackening the ground, that you begin to see the whole beast, and now you observe it thinking, planning, calculating. It is an intelligence, a kind of live computer, with crawling bits for its wits. Lewis Thomas antbeastbegin share on social
Secretary Clinton has dramatically changed the face of U.S. foreign policy globally for the good. But I wish she had been unleashed more by the White House. Richard Armitage changeclintondramatically Change image and share on social