We cannot conceive how the Foetus is form'd in the Womb, nor as much as how a Plant springs from the Earth we tread on ... And if we are ignorant of the most obvious things about us, and the most considerable within our selves, 'tis then no wonder that we know not the constitution and powers of the creatures, to whom we are such strangers.

Some pretences daunt and discourage us, while others raise us to a brisk assurance.

We cannot conceive how the Foetus is form'd in the Womb, nor as much as how a Plant springs from the Earth we tread on ... And if we are ignorant of the most obvious things about us, and the most considerable within our selves, 'tis then no wonder that we know not the constitution and powers of the creatures, to whom we are such strangers.

There is nothing in words and styles out suitableness that makes them acceptable and effective.

The belief of our Reason is an Exercise of Faith, and Faith is an Act of Reason.

It may not be impossible, but that our Faculties may be so construed, as always to deceive us in the things we judge most certain and assured.

Time, as a river, hath brought down to us what is more light and superficial, while things more solid and substantial have been immersed.