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Biography - Francis Bacon:

English philosopher and statesman.
Born: 1561 - Died: 1626
Period:
17th century
16th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom
United Kingdom

Envy is ever joined with the comparing of a man's self; and where there is no comparison, no envy.
Francis Bacon


Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
L'envie aussi naît toujours de là comparaison que l'on fait des autres avec soi-même : où il n'y a point de comparaison, il n'y a point d'envie.
Francis Bacon

German
Der Neid folgt nämlich immer dem Vergleichen mit sich selbst: wo also kein Vergleich stattfindet, gibt es auch keinen Neid.
Francis Bacon



See also 

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Quotes for: others


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Quotes about others:


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The best means of learning to know oneself is seeking to understand others.
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To be happy, we must consider the happiness of another.
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Let the other side be heard as well.
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Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.
Robert Green Ingersoll / 






All about others...




Quotes for: oneself


Quotes

Quotes about oneself:


It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves.
Katherine Mansfield / 





The best means of learning to know oneself is seeking to understand others.
André Gide / 





A happy life, therefore, is one which is in accordance with its own nature.
Seneca - De Vita Beata / 





The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.
Michel de Montaigne - Essays / 





Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
Leo Tolstoy / 





Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.
Robert Green Ingersoll / 






All about oneself...




Quotes

Francis Bacon also said...


A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
Francis Bacon - Essays / 





Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
Francis Bacon - Novum organum / 





Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.
Francis Bacon / 





If we do not maintain justice, justice will not maintain us.
Francis Bacon / 





Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.
Francis Bacon / 





Knowledge is power.
Francis Bacon / 







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