It hath been an opinion that the French are wiser than they seem,
and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are; but howsoever it be between
nations, certainly it is so between man and man.
-- Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
-- Of Seeming Wise
and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are; but howsoever it be between
nations, certainly it is so between man and man.
-- Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
-- Of Seeming Wise
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