Francis Bacon

A good conscience is a continual feast.

I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke of death.

It is natural to die as to be born.

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

For my name and memory I leave to men’s charitable speeches, and to foreign nations and the next ages.

Without friends the world is but a wilderness. There is no man that imparteth his joys to his friends, but he joyeth the more; and no man that imparteth his grieves to his friend, but he grieveth the less.

My life with Roman was not the fairytale that the papers reported.

The only wealth I have to give is not material and if you need much more than that, I’m not available.

When I see something I like, I buy it, but I do not look for it madly.

We went to theatres and museums with a crowd of bodyguards.

If necessity is the mother of invention, discontent is the father of progress.

Money can add very much to one’s ability to lead a constructive life, not only pleasant for oneself, but, hopefully, beneficial to others.

90% of all millionaires become so through owning real estate.

We were afraid of attempts of kidnapping.

My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale.

Much corporate giving is charitable in nature rather than philanthropic.

I would be a billionaire if I was looking to be a selfish boss. That’s not me.

He is richest who is content with the least.

I always knew I was going to be rich. I don’t think I ever doubted it for a minute.

Guilt for being rich, and guilt thinking that perhaps love and peace isn’t enough and you have to go and get shot or something.

I think it’s sad when people make a lot of money and they want the biggest boat or the biggest car or the biggest plane.