Quotes

“Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.” Francis Bacon

“Rebellions of the belly are the worst.” Francis Bacon

“The fortune which nobody sees makes a person happy and unenvied.” Francis Bacon

“The place of justice is a hallowed place.” Francis Bacon

“The remedy is worse than the disease.” Francis Bacon

“The way of fortune is like the milkyway in the sky; which is a number of small stars, not seen asunder, but giving light together: so it is a number of little and scarce discerned virtues, or rather faculties and customs, that make men fortunate.” Francis Bacon

“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.” Francis Bacon

“There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer. For there is no such flatterer as is a man's self.” Francis Bacon

“There is nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little.” Francis Bacon

“Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible.” Francis Bacon

“They that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils.” Francis Bacon

“Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.” Francis Bacon

“We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.” Francis Bacon

“What is truth? said jesting Pilate; and would not stay for an answer.” Francis Bacon

“It amazes me sometimes that even intelligent people will analyze a situation or make a judgement after only recognizing the standard or traditional structure of a piece.” David Bowie

“I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring.” David Bowie

“I'm an instant star. Just add water and stir.” David Bowie

“Heathenism is a state of mind. You can take it that I'm referring to one who does not see his world. He has no mental light. He destroys almost unwittingly. He cannot feel any Gods presence in his life. He is the 21st century man.” David Bowie

“I'm always amazed that people take what I say seriously. I don't even take what I am seriously.” David Bowie

“The truth is of course is that there is no journey. We are arriving and departing all at the same time.” David Bowie

“I'm in awe of the universe, but I don't necessarily believe there's an intelligence or agent behind it. I do have a passion for the visual in religious rituals, though, even though they may be completely empty and bereft of substance. The incense is powerful and provocative, whether Buddhist or Catholic.” David Bowie

“Frankly, I mean, sometimes the interpretations I've seen on some of the songs that I've written are a lot more interesting than the input that I put in.” David Bowie

“I think Mick Jagger would be astounded and amazed if he realized that to many people he is not a sex symbol, but a mother image.” David Bowie

“The humanists' replacement for religion: work really hard and somehow you'll either save yourself or you'll be immortal. Of course, that's a total joke, and our progress is nothing. There may be progress in technology but there's no ethical progress whatsoever.” David Bowie

“As you get older, the questions come down to about two or three. How long? And what do I do with the time I've got left?” David Bowie

“I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human.” David Bowie

“On the other hand, what I like my music to do to me is awaken the ghosts inside of me. Not the demons, you understand, but the ghosts.” David Bowie

“I'm looking for backing for an unauthorized auto-biography that I am writing. Hopefully, this will sell in such huge numbers that I will be able to sue myself for an extraordinary amount of money and finance the film version in which I will play everybody.” David Bowie

“Confront a corpse at least once. The absolute absence of life is the most disturbing and challenging confrontation you will ever have.” David Bowie

“I'm not a prophet or a stone aged man, just a mortal with potential of a superman. I'm living on.” David Bowie