There is nothing more certain in nature than that it is impossible for any body to be utterly annihilated.

God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave.

A king that would not feel his crown too heavy for him, must wear it every day; but if he think it too light, he knoweth not of what metal it is made.

The End of our Foundation is the knowledge of Causes; and secret motions of things; and the enlarging of the bounds of Human Empire, to the effecting of all things possible.

Men suppose their reason has command over their words; still it happens that words in return exercise authority on reason

I've had photographs taken for portraits because I very much prefer working from the photographs than from models... I couldn't attempt to do a portrait from photographs of somebody I didn't know.

In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.