It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, an…

Francis Bacon
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It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself. ✨ Francis Bacon, John Milton (2010). Essays, Civil and Moral & the New Atlantis by Francis Bacon: Aeropagitica & Tractate of Education by John Milton, Religio Medici by Sir Thomas Browne, p.30, Cosimo, Inc.
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