Prophecy is many times the principal cause of the events foretold.

By consequence, or train of thoughts, I understand that succession of one thought to another which is called, to distinguish it from discourse in words, mental discourse. When a man thinketh on anything whatsoever, his next thought after is not altogether so casual as it seems to be. Not every thought to every thought succeeds indifferently.

The end of knowledge is power ... the scope of all speculation is the performing of some action or thing to be done.

For it is not the shape, but their use, that makes them angels.

Wisdom, properly so called, is nothing else but this: the perfect knowledge of the truth in all matters whatsoever.

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

Life in the state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.