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Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.   Bacon, Francis

Source: Deipnosophists (XIII, 46) · A QB user sends in this similar/perhaps original quote - "Age is a recommendation in four things – old wood is best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read." - Alonzo of Aragon · This quote is tagged Age and Aging · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.

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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, KC (22 January 1561 - 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman and essayist but is best known for leading the scientific revolution with his new 'observation and experimentation' theory which is the way science has been conducted ever since. He was knighted in 1603, created Baron Verulam in 1618, and created Viscount St Alban in 1621; both peerage titles became extinct upon his death. · Can we improve this biography? Post your version

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