Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New, which carrieth the greater benediction, and better discovereth God's favour.
— Francis Bacon Early Modern

Empiricism, scientific method

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Essays, Of Adversity

Date / Period

1625

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Humorous

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https://www.gutenberg.org/files/545/545-h/545-h.htm

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