"Silence is the virtue of fools."

"The Idols of the Theatre are not innate, nor do they steal into the understanding from the secret channels of the mind, but are plainly impressed and received from the various dogmas of philosophies, …"

"For the mind is not a tabula rasa upon which impressions are made, but rather a wax tablet upon which impressions are made, and which retains them for a time."

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

"Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom."