"The only way to conquer nature is to obey her."

"I like a plantation in a pure soil; that is, where people are not displanted to the end to plant in others; for else it is rather an extirpation than a plantation."

"The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, and not when it misses."

"Ambition is like a choler, which makes an ill digestion, but a good appetite."

"The worst solitude is to be destitute of sincere friendship."