There is nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little, and therefore men should remedy suspicion by procuring to know more, and not keep their suspicions in smother.

Half of science is putting forth the right questions.

The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.

Religion brought forth riches, and the daughter devoured the mother.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Boldness is a child of ignorance

The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding.