To the wisest man, wide as is his vision. Nature remains of quite infinite depth, of quite infinite expansion and all experience thereof limits itself to some few computed centuries and measured square miles.

Man is, and was always, a block-head and dullard; much readier to feel and digest, than to think and consider.

Action hangs, as it were, dissolved in speech, in thoughts whereof speech is the shadow; and precipitates itself therefrom. The kind of speech in a man betokens the kind of action you will get from him.

Nine-tenths of the miseries and vices of mankind proceed from idleness.

It is a vain hope to make people happy by politics.

Lies exist only to be extinguished.

After all manner of professors have done their best for us, the place we are to get knowledge is in books.