Knowledge hath in it somewhat of the serpent, and therefore where it entereth into a man it makes him swell.

God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.

It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the counsels, and to leave the observations and conclusions thereupon to the liberty and faculty of every man's judgment

I work for posterity, these things requiring ages for their accomplishment.

Hope is the most beneficial of all the affections, and doth much to the prolongation of life.

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.

Even within the most beautiful landscape, in the trees, under the leaves the insects are eating each other; violence is a part of life.