Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience.

There was a young man in Rome that was very like Augustus Caesar; Augustus took knowledge of it and sent for the man, and asked him "Was your mother never at Rome?" He answered "No Sir; but my father was."

Brutes by their natural instinct have produced many discoveries, whereas men by discussion and the conclusions of reason have given birth to few or none.

Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

Cure the disease and kill the patient.

Everybody has his own interpretation of a painting he sees.

No pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage-ground of truth.