More dangers have deceived men than forced them.

Men on their side must force themselves for a while to lay their notions by and begin to familiarize themselves with facts.

They are the best physicians, who being great in learning most incline to the traditions of experience, or being distinguished in practice do not reflect the methods and generalities of art.

You cannot teach a child to take care of himself unless you will let him try to take care of himself. He will make mistakes and out of these mistakes will come his wisdom.

Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation, all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not; but superstition dismounts all these, and erects an absolute monarchy in the minds of men.

He that hath a wife and children hath given hostages to fortune.

To say that a man lieth, is as much to say, as that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards men.