Friendship is the union of spirits.

And he that is taught to live upon little, owes more to his father's wisdom, than he that has a great deal left him, does to his father's care.

If we would mend the World, we should mend Ourselves; and teach our Children to be, not what we are, but what they should be.

Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than the arguments of its opposers.

A good End cannot sanctify evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it.

Many able Gardeners and Husbandmen are yet Ignorant of the Reason of their Calling; as most Artificers are of the Reason of their own Rules that govern their excellent Workmanship. But a Naturalist and Mechanick of this sort is Master of the Reason of both, and might be of the Practice too, if his Industry kept pace with his Speculation; which were every commendable; and without which he cannot be said to be a complete Naturalist or Mechanick.

Dislike what deserves it, but never hate: for that is of the nature of malice; which is almost ever to persons, not things, and is one of the blackest qualities sin begets in the soul.