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Neither nature nor sworn words are as strong a force on what people do as custom
Drawn from what Francis Bacon said
What Francis Bacon actually said
- Francis Bacon English philosopher, lawyer and statesman (1561 to 1626)
But Machiavel knew not of a Friar Clement, nor a Ravillac, nor a Jaureguy, nor a Baltazar Gerard; yet his rule holdeth still, that nature, nor the engagement of words, are not so forcible, as custom.
Where this was said
↗The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral (1625 edition)gutenberg.org
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