More from Francis Bacon
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Books must follow sciences and not sciences books.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon There is no exquisite beauty, without some strangeness in the proportion.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Age appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust and old authors to read.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon They are ill discoverers that think there is no land when they can see nothing but sea.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Nature cannot be commanded except by being obeyed.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon God has, in fact, written two books, not just one. Of course, we are all familiar with the first book he wrote, namely Scripture. But he has written a second book called creation.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon
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And that is how time heals, not by erasing but by blurring all the memories.
VesmirVesmir Let me follow my dream. Let me follow my queen.
Moses AlexanderMoses Alexander Be kind to yourself, the way you would be to someone you love.
Courtney PeppernellCourtney Peppernell We need to surrender ourselves to the water before we can climb the spiral ladder.
Nikol MejdnNikol Mejdn You gave me the courage to rise but my darling robin why did you fly leaving me behind these four walls all alone?
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett Giving up your dreams is easy, but ask yourself is it really easy to live without dreams?
Sania AbbasSania Abbas It’s funny how we say a person ‘made’ us when they actually broke us. Sort of like how I say ‘funny’ – but I actually mean sad.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki You can’t keep living backwards – Reminiscing on what was, And terrified to pursue What could be.
J.S BrownJ.S Brown
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Do you realize that all great literature is all about what a bummer it is to be a human being? Isn’t it such a relief to have somebody say that?
Kurt VonnegutKurt Vonnegut There is a gulf fixed between those who can sleep and those who cannot. It is one of the greatest divisions of the human race.
Iris MurdochIris Murdoch If you are the greatest, why would you go around talking about it?
Joe RoganJoe Rogan The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.
Napoleon BonaparteNapoleon Bonaparte I don’t have any idea of who or what God is. But I do believe in some great spiritual power. I feel it particularly when I’m out in nature. It’s just something that’s bigger and stronger than what I am or what anybody is. I feel it. And it’s enough for me.
Jane GoodallJane Goodall We travel great distances to find ourselves when we need to only look within.
Cailin HargreavesCailin Hargreaves As motherhood is the greatest and most natural God-given gift for women for posterity, it would seem that the birth and rearing of children, in the way which to us seems most ideal, would be the most satisfying and the most rewarding career for a woman.
Rose KennedyRose Kennedy Since Peter the Great, Russia had been expanding at the rate of one Belgium per year.
Henry KissingerHenry Kissinger