Tortures Are A Dangerous Invention, And Seem

It Is Probable That The Principal Credit Of Miracles, Visions, Enchantments, And Such Extraordinary Occurrences Comes From The Power Of Imagination, Acting Principally Upon The Minds Of The Common People, Which Are Softer.

Certainly, If He Still Has Himself, A Man Of Understanding Has Lost Nothing.

We Ought To Love Temperance For Itself, And In Obedience To God Who Has Commanded It And Chastity; But What I Am Forced To By Catarrhs, Or Owe To The Stone, Is Neither Chastity Nor Temperance.

Nobody Is Exempt From Saying Stupid Things, The Harm Is To Do It Presumptuously.

Our Wisdom And Deliberation For The Most Part Follow The Lead Of Chance.