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Francis Bacon: A man would do well to carry a pencil in his pocket, and write down the…

A man would do well to carry a pencil in his pocket, and write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable, and should be secured, because they seldom return.

In today’s wordsA person would do well to carry a pencil in his pocket and write down the thoughts of the moment. The ones that come unsought are usually the most valuable, and should be captured, because they seldom return.

Francis BaconCommonly attributed
Source
From the book Quoted in Many Thoughts of Many Minds, compiled by Henry Southgate, 1862

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