Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom. |
Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God. |
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. |
Some books are to be tasted; others swallowed; and some to be chewed and digested. |
Speech of yourself ought to be seldom and well chosen. |
Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. |
Study After Velasquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X, |
Such is the way of all superstition, whether in astrology, dreams, omens, divine judgments, or the like; wherein men, having a delight in such vanities, mark the events where they are fulfilled, but where they fail, though this happen much oftener, n |
Surely every medicine is an innovation, and he that will not apply new remedies, must expect new evils. |
Suspicion amongst thoughts are like bats amongst birds, they never fly by twilight. |
The best armor is to keep out of gunshot. |
The desire for power in excess caused angels to fall; the desire for knowledge in excess caused man to fall; but in charity is no excess, neither can man or angels come in danger by it. |
The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused men to fall. |
The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall. |
The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things by mingling its own nature with it |