The secret thoughts of a man run over all things, holy, profane, clean, obscene, grave, and light, without shame or blame.

The Scripture was written to shew unto men the kingdom of God; and to prepare their minds to become his obedient subjects; leavingthe world, and the Philosophy thereof, to the disputation of men, for the exercising of their natural Reason.

He that is taken and put into prison or chains is not conquered, though overcome; for he is still an enemy.

I shall be glad then to find a hole to creep out of the world.

For after the subject is removed or the eye shut, we still retain an image of the things seen, though more obscure than when we see it...Imagination, therefore, is nothing more than decaying sense.

I think, therefore matter is capable of thinking.

The first cause of Absurd conclusions I ascribe to the want of Method.