They that endeavour to abolish vice destroy also virtue, for contraries, though they destroy one another, are yet the life of one another.

He is like to be mistaken who makes choice of a covetous man for a friend, or relieth upon the reed of narrow and poltroon friendship. Pitiful things are only to be found in the cottages of such breasts; but bright thoughts, clear deeds, constancy, fidelity, bounty and generous honesty are the gems of noble minds, wherein (to derogate from none) the true, heroic English gentleman hath no peer.

The created World is but a small Parenthesis in Eternity.

They do most by Books, who could do much without them, and he that chiefly owes himself unto himself, is the substantial Man.

Yes, even amongst wiser militants, how many wounds have been given, and credits slain, for the poor victory of an opinion, or beggarly conquest of a distinction.

For my part, I have ever believed, and do now know, that there are witches.

The world, which took six days to make, is likely to take us six thousand years to make out.