It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.

Faith is the assent to any proposition not made out by the deduction of reason but upon the credit of the proposer.

The improvement of the understanding is for two ends; first, for our own increase of knowledge; secondly, to enable us to deliver and make out that knowledge to others.

Wherever Law ends, Tyranny begins.

The greatest part cannot know, and therefore they must believe.

He that makes use of another's fancy or necessity to sell ribbons or cloth dearer to him than to another man at the same time, cheats him.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.