Thus is Man that great and true Amphibium, whose nature is disposed to live, not onely like other creatures in divers elements, but in divided and distinguished worlds: for though there be but one to sense, there are two to reason, the one visible, the other invisible.

We do but learn to-day what our better advanced judgements will unteach us tomorrow.

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

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.

Flattery is a juggler, and no kin unto sincerity.

There is nothing strictly immortal, but immortality. Whatever hath no beginning may be confident of no end.

It is we that are blind, not fortune.