Much bending breaks the bow; much unbending the mind.

Nothing doth so much keep men out of the Church, and drive men out of the Church, as breach of unity.

God's first creature, which was light.

Doctor Johnson said, that in sickness there were three things that were material; the physician, the disease, and the patient: and if any two of these joined, then they get the victory; for, Ne Hercules quidem contra duos [Not even Hercules himself is a match for two]. If the physician and the patient join, then down goes the disease; for then the patient recovers: if the physician and the disease join, that is a strong disease; and the physician mistaking the cure, then down goes the patient: if the patient and the disease join, then down goes the physician; for he is discredited.

It is a miserable state of mind to have few things to desire and many things to fear.

It was prettily devised of Aesop, The fly sat on the axle tree of the chariot wheel and said, what dust do I raise!

Science is but an image of the truth.