“Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly.”
"Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise."
- Francis Bacon
Awareness
"In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must also be present."
- Francis Bacon
Balance
"In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present."
- Francis Bacon
Hope
"I paint for myself. I don’t know how to do anything else, anyway. Also, I have to earn my living, and occupy myself."
- Francis Bacon
Self-awareness
"Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read."
- Francis Bacon
Relationships
"When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world."
- Norman Vincent Peale
Change
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."
- Anaïs Nin
Change
"Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence."
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Change
"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes."
- William James
Change
"If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one."
- Dolly Parton
Change