Every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition.

It is commonly seene by experience, that excellent memories do rather accompany weake judgements.

I am much afraid that we shall have very greatly hastened the decline and ruin of the New World by our contagion, and that we willhave sold it our opinions and our arts very dear.

The same reason that makes us chide and brawl and fall out with any of our neighbors, causeth a war to follow between Princes.

Every place swarms with commentaries; of authors there is great scarcity.

There is no desire more natural than the desire of knowledge. (Il n'est desir plus naturel que le desir de connaissance)

Who is only good that others may know it, and that he may be the better esteemed when 'tis known, who will do well but upon condition that his virtue may be known to men, is one from whom much service is not to be expected.