I believe the world grows near its end, yet is neither old nor decayed, nor will ever perish upon the ruins of its own principles.

And surely, he that hath taken the true Altitude of Things, and rightly calculated the degenerate state of this Age, is not like to envy those that shall live in the next, much less three or four hundred Years hence, when no Man can comfortably imagine what Face this World will carry.

I intend no Monopoly, but a Community in Learning; I study not for my own sake only, but for theirs that study not for themselves.

Let any stranger find mee so pleasant a county, such good way, large heath, three such places as Norwich, Yar. and Lin. in any county of England, and I'll bee once again a vagabond to visit them.

Men have lost their reason in nothing so much as their religion, wherein stones and clouts make martyrs.

Charity begins at home, is the voice of the world.

Miserable men commiserate not themselves; bowelless unto others, and merciless unto their own bowels.