Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.
Francis BaconThe zeal which begins with hypocrisy must conclude in treachery at first it deceives, at last it betrays
Francis BaconIn things that are tender and unpleasing, it is good to break the ice by some one whose words are of less weight, and to reserve the more weighty voice to come in as by chance.
Francis Bacon