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Quotation from Essays by Francis Bacon

“for it redoubleth joys, and cutteth griefs in halves”

Francis Bacon (spoken by Bacon)

Essays, Essay XXVII, Of Friendship (1625 text, modernized spelling (Project Gutenberg #575))

Portrait of Francis Bacon

The two contrary effects of confiding in a friend.

Citation: "for it redoubleth joys, and cutteth griefs in halves" — Francis Bacon, Essays, Essay XXVII, Of Friendship (1625 text, modernized spelling (Project Gutenberg #575)). (id essays-bacon-q10)

Portrait: Portrait of Francis Bacon., Paul van Somer I / Formerly attributed to Frans Pourbus the Younger, Public domain.

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