Vain-glorious men are the scorn of the wise, the admiration of fools, the idols of paradise, and the slaves of their own vaunts.
Francis BaconPictures and shapes are but secondary objects and please or displease only in the memory.
Francis BaconI should have been, I don't know, a con-man, a robber or a prostitute. But it was vanity that made me choose painting, vanity and chance.
Francis BaconWrite down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
Francis Bacon