WHAT is truth? said jesting Pilate,and would not stay for an answer. Certainly there be, that delight in giddiness, and count it a bondage to fix a belief; affecting free-will in thinking, as well as in acting. And though the sects of philosophers of that kind be gone, yet there remain certain discoursing wits, which are of the same veins, though there be not so much blood in them, as was in those of the ancients.
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Of Revenge
REVENGE is a kind of wild justice; which the more man’ s nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. For as for the first wrong, it doth but offend the law; but the revenge of that wrong, putteth the law out of office.
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Of Regiment of Health
THERE is a wisdom in this; beyond the rules of physic: a man’s own observation, what he finds good of, and what he finds hurt of, is the best physic to preserve health. But it is a safer conclusion to say, This agreeth not well with me, therefore, I will not continue it; than this, I find no offence of this, therefore I may use it. For strength of nature in youth, passeth over many excesses, which are owing a man till his age. Discern of the coming on of years, and think not to do the same things still; for age will not be defied.
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Of Adversity
IT WAS an high speech of Seneca (after the manner of the Stoics), that the good things, which belong to prosperity, are to be wished; but the good things, that belong to adversity, are to be admired. Bona rerum secundarum optabilia; adversarum mirabilia.
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Of Ambition
AMBITION is like choler; which is an humor that maketh men active, earnest, full of alacrity, and stirring, if it be not stopped. But if it be stopped, and cannot have his way, it becometh adust, and thereby malign and venomous. So ambitious men, if they find the way open for their rising, and still get forward, they are rather busy than dangerous; but if they be checked in their desires, they become secretly discontent, and look upon men and matters with an evil eye, and are best pleased, when things go backward; which is the worst property in a servant of a prince, or state.
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A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
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Chocolate Chip Orange Scones
PrintChocolate Chip Orange Scones
Chocolate and Orange – A Classic Combination
Ingredients
Scale- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup butter, chilled
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. grated orange rind
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 F
- Butter a 9-inch pie tin and lightly flour
- Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in large mixing bowl.
- Cut the butter into chunks into the flour mixture with two knives or pastry cutter until they are pea-sized. It’s important the butter is cold when you do this.
- In a small bowl stir together the orange juice, grated orange rind, vanilla and eggs.
- Add egg mixture to flour mixture and stir to combine with a strong large spoon.
- Knead the chocolate chips into the dough.
- Shape the dough into a 9-inch circle and place in pie pan.
- Cut the dough into 8 even wedges.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the center is firm.