Francis Bacon Quotes

A good name will wear out; a bad one may be turned; a nickname lasts forever.

I want to leave a nice legacy.

Even if the flower is no more, still, the fragrance can be.

Be remembered for the right things.

A good name is better than precious ointment.

The scent of flowers does not travel against the wind; but the odor of good people travels; even against the wind: a good man pervades every place.

The Triumph of Wit is to make your good Nature subdue your Censure; to be quick in seeing Faults, and slow in exposing them. You are to consider, that the invisible thing called a Good Name, is made up of the Breath of Numbers that speak well of you; so that if by a disobliging Word you silence the meanest, the Gale will be less strong which is to bear up your Esteem.

I still can’t believe [ Muhammad Ali ] knows my name. It astounds me he knows who I am. I first met Ali in 1976. I was locked up in a juvenile home and he came to visit. I’ve never forgotten it.

I've always wanted to improve and expand on the good name of my weapon by doing good things.

A virtuous name is the precious only good, for which queens and peasants' wives must contest together.

Build something with enduring value.

A good character is the best tombstone.

The heavy smell of flower petals stroked the walls of my lungs.

Names which tell stories have been worth millions of dollars. So a great deal of research often precedes the selection of a name.

To deliberately criticise another individual may cause an indelible stain on the critic.

With my name in cement, I feel actualised. - On cementing his hand prints on Sunset Boulevard

That's a lovely idea, Diana,' said Anne enthusiastically. 'Living so that you beautify your name, even if it wasn't beautiful to begin with…making it stand in people's thoughts for something so lovely and pleasant that they never think of it by itself. Thank you, Diana.

Rose never propagandize its fragrant, but its own fragrance spreads through its surrounding.

The only thing worse than bad health is a bad name.

You wanna be remembered for making an impact and changing things.And I guess for the good or for the bad, it don't matter. But I guess you just wanna be remembered when it's all said and done.

I want to leave something behind when I go; some small legacy of truth, some word that will shine in a dark place.

What can you do. You get a name, you're called 'Thomas Bernhard', and it stays that way for the rest of your life. And if at some point you go for a walk in the woods, and someone takes a photo of you, then for the next eighty years you're always walking in the woods. There's nothing you can do about it.

Once you start changing a name, you see, there's no reason ever to stop. One always hears one that sounds better.

There have been times when I could have succumbed to some form of bribe, or could have had my way by offering one. But ever since that night in Dover prison I have never been tempted to break my vow.. My Parents always drummed into me that all you have life is your reputation: you may be very rich, but if you lose your good name you'll never be happy.

Creating something new is easy, creating something that lasts is the challenge.