"The mind of man is far from the nature of a clear and equal glass, wherein the beams of things should reflect according to their true incidence; nay, it is rather like an enchanted glass, full of supe…"

"The truth of a thing is in its being; the good of a thing is in its using."

"The greatest advantage of life is to spend it on something that will outlast it."

"For the mind of man is far more disposed to affirm than to deny."

"The works of God are great and wonderful, but the works of man are often small and contemptible."