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

As the births of living creatures at first are ill-shapen, so are all innovations, which are the births of time.

Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.

Nothing is to be feared but fear itself. Nothing grievous but to yield to grief.

For whatever deserves to exist deserves also to be known, for knowledge is the image of existence, and things mean and splendid exist alike.

Again there is another great and powerful cause why the sciences have made but little progress; which is this. It is not possible to run a course aright when the goal itself has not been rightly placed.

Many a man's strength is in opposition, and when he faileth, he grows out of use.