Sleep is death's younger brother, and so like him, that I never dare trust him without my prayers.

... indeed, what reason may not go to school to the wisdom of bees, ants, and spiders? What wise hand teacheth them to do what reason cannot teach us? Ruder heads stand amazed at those prodigious pieces of nature, whales, elephants, dromedaries, and camels; these, I confess, are the colossuses and majestick pieces of her hand; but in these narrow engines there is more curious mathematieks; and the civility of these little Citizens more neatly sets forth the wisdom of their Maker.

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

Charity But how shall we expect charity towards others, when we are uncharitable to ourselves? Charity begins at home, is the voice of the world; yet is every man his greatest enemy, and, as it were, his own executioner.

To be content with death may be better than to desire it.

All things are artificial, for nature is the art of God.

Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.