Chiefly the mold of a man's fortune is in his own hands.

He that cometh to seek after knowledge, with a mind to scorn, shall be sure to find matter for his humour, but no matter for his instruction.

There arises from a bad and unapt formation of words a wonderful obstruction to the mind.

The speaking in a perpetual hyperbole is comely in nothing but love.

Human knowledge and human power meet in one; for where the cause is not known the effect cannot be produced. Nature to be commanded must be obeyed; and that which in contemplation is as the cause is in operation as the rule.

But we are not dedicating or building any Capitol or Pyramid to human Pride, but found a holy temple in the human Intellect, on the model of the Universe... For whatever is worthy of Existence is worthy of Knowledge-which is the Image (or Echo) of Existence.

The cord breaketh at last by the weakest pull.