The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.

Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.

An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.

The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.

Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.

Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil.

Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.