Francis Bacon (1561–1626) English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, and author
The Essays Or Counsels, Civil And Moral, Of Francis Ld. Verulam Viscount St. Albans (1857), Revenge
“Vindictive persons live the life of witches; who, as they are mischievous, so end they infortunate.”
— Francis Bacon, book Essays
Essays (1625)
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