The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused men to fall.

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

Whence we see spiders, flies, or ants entombed and preserved forever in amber, a more than royal tomb.

For the chain of causes cannot by any force be loosed or broken, nor can nature be commanded except by being obeyed.

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

The light that a man receives by counsel from another is drier and purer than that which comes from his own understanding and judgment, which is ever infused and drenched in his affections and customs.

Hurl your calumnies boldly; something is sure to stick.