You could say that I have no inspiration, that I only need to paint. Francis Bacon More Quotes by Francis Bacon More Quotes From Francis Bacon The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs. Francis Bacon witgeniusspirit The universe must not be narrowed down to the limit of our understanding, but our understanding must be stretched and enlarged to take in the image of the universe as it is discovered. Francis Bacon universeunderstandinglimits Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority. Francis Bacon daughtermothertime It is idle to expect any great advancement in science from the superinducing and engrafting of new things upon old. We must begin anew from the very foundations, unless we would revolve for ever in a circle with mean and contemptible progress. Francis Bacon circlessciencemean It has well been said that the arch-flatterer, with whom all petty flatterers have intelligence, is a man's self. Francis Bacon archesselfmen Money is a good servant, a dangerous master. Francis Bacon wealthmoneymasters Man, being the servant and interpreter of Nature, can do and understand so much and so much only as he has observed in fact or thought of the course of nature; beyond this he neither knows anything nor can do anything. Francis Bacon naturescienceknowledge It is impossible to love and to be wise. Francis Bacon wisdomwiselove If the hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet will go to the hill. Francis Bacon hillsifs Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse. Francis Bacon realizingfashionart The poets did well to conjoin music and medicine, in Apollo, because the office of medicine is but to tune the curious harp of man's body and reduce it to harmony. Francis Bacon medicinemenscience Men seem neither to understand their riches nor their strength. Of the former they believe greater things than they should; of the latter, less. Francis Bacon strengthmenbelieve A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open. Francis Bacon unexpectedexperiencemen I have to hope that my instincts will do the right thing, because I can't erase what I have done. And if I drew something first, then my paintings would be illustrations of drawings. Francis Bacon illustrationdrawingwould-be But I account the use that a man should seek of the publishing of his own writings before his death, to be but an untimely anticipation of that which is proper to follow a man, and not to go along with him. Francis Bacon usewritingmen I would like, in my arbitrary way, to bring one nearer to the actual human being. Francis Bacon arbitraryhumanityway Everybody has his own interpretation of a painting he sees. Francis Bacon interpretationpainting In revenge a man is but even with his enemy; for it is a princely thing to pardon, and Solomon saith it is the glory of a man to pass over a transgression. Francis Bacon revengemenenemy I don't believe art is available; it's rare and curious and should be completely isolated; one is more aware of its magic the more it is isolated. Francis Bacon magicbelieveart If a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again. Francis Bacon mathlittlesmen
