There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. – Francis Bacon
It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the counsels, and to leave the observations and conclusions thereupon to the liberty and faculty of every mans judgment. – Francis Bacon
The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil. – Francis Bacon
Of great wealth there is no real use, except in its distribution, the rest is just conceit. – Francis Bacon
I think I meant that, given the circumstances of my childhood, I had the illusion that its easier to be alone. To have your relationships be casual and also to pose as a solitary person, because it was more romantic. You know, I was raised on the idea of the ramblin man and the loner. – Steve Martin