#so

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#fame #light #like #river #solid

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#delighted #either #god #solitude #whosoever

Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#fort #fortitude #marshal #reason #thought

The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#evil #good #human #human life #life

The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#describing #ghost #hath #holy #holy ghost

Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#commonly #down #moment #most #those

The worst solitude is to have no real friendships. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#real #solitude #worst

I really believe that all of us have a lot of darkness in our souls. Anger, rage, fear, sadness. I don't think that's only reserved for people who have horrible upbringings. I think it really exists and is part of the human condition. I think in the course of your life you figure out ways to deal with that. ↗

— Kevin Bacon

#believe #condition #course #darkness #deal

I think some people in their 20s really get it, that acting is about creativity and the work. They get their maturity from their work. ↗

— Jane Badler

#acting #creativity #get #i #i think

As I was coming up on the stage, there was one source that could make or break you, the New York Times. Inevitably there would be one actor singled out for a better review, or worse, than somebody else. The effect of that was cancerous, divisive. ↗

— Kevin Bacon

#better #break #coming #could #divisive