Without friends the world is but a wilderness.

The wonder of a single snowflake outweighs the wisdom of a million meteorologists.

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.

Since custom is the principal magistrate of man's life, let men by all means endeavor to obtain good customs.

But the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books, exempted from the wrong of time, and capable of perpetual renovation.

Half of science is putting forth the right questions.

Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible.