States, as great engines, move slowly.

A man must make his opportunity, as oft as find it.

A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes.

In all negotiations of difficulty, a man may not look to sow and reap at once; but must prepare business, and so ripen it by degrees.

Liberty of speech invites and provokes liberty to be used again, and so bringeth much to a man's knowledge.

Many secrets of art and nature are thought by the unlearned to be magical.