Defer not charities till death; for certainly, if a man weigh it rightly, he that doth so is rather liberal of another man's than of his own.

People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom.

Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.

Those that want friends to open themselves unto are cannibals of their own hearts.

The Syllogism consists of propositions, propositions consist of words, words are symbols of notions. Therefore if the notions themselves (which is the root of the matter) are confused and over-hastily abstracted from the facts, there can be no firmness in the superstructure. Our only hope therefore lies in a true induction.

The mold of our fortunes is in our own hands.

It is as natural to die as to be born; and to a little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other.