“Cato said the best way to keep good acts in memory was to refresh them with new.”
Francis Bacon (1561–1626) English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, and author
No. 247
Apophthegms (1624)
“The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with new.”
Apothegms (no. 247)
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politician, writer and economist (0234-0149) -234–-149 BCRelated quotes
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