Fear is that passion which hath the greatest power over us, and by which God and His laws take the surest hold of us.

If they be principles evident of themselves, they need nothing to evidence them.

The covetous man heaps up riches, not to enjoy them, but to have them; and starves himself in the midst of plenty, and most unnaturally cheats and robs himself of that which is his own; and makes a hard shift, to be as poor and miserable with a great estate, as any man can be without it.

Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind.

The art of using deceit and cunning grow continually weaker and less effective to the user.

If God were not a necessary Being of Himself, He might almost seem to be made for the use and benefit of men.

Our belief or disbelief of a thing does not alter the nature of the thing.