"Age doth not rectify, but rather confirm and harden, good or bad."

"The true and lawful goal of the sciences is none other than this: that human life be endowed with new discoveries and powers."

"The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding."

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

"A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds."