Nothing which we can imagine about Nature is incredible.

God has no power over the past except to cover it with oblivion.

....shellfish are the prime cause of the decline of morals and the adaptation of an extravagant lifestyle.

Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.

The largest land animal is the elephant, and it is the nearest to man in intelligence: it understands the language of its country and obeys orders, remembers duties that it has been taught, is pleased by affection and by marks of honour, nay more it possesses virtues rare even in man, honesty, wisdom, justice, also respect for the stars and reverence for the sun and moon.

Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.

Human nature craves novelty.