"Ask counsel of both times—of the ancient time what is best, and of the latter time what is fittest."
— Wisdom

January 1, 1970

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Francis Bacon, "Of Great Place", The Essays, or Counsels Civil & Moral of Francis Bacon, p. 48 (1905). Based on the 1625 edition but with modernized spelling.