For the things of this world cannot be made known without a... - Francis Bacon

"the serpent if it wants to become the dragon must eat itself."

"God has, in fact, written two books, not just one. Of course, we are all familiar with the first book he wrote, namely Scripture. But he has written a second book called creation."

"Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted ...but to weigh and consider."

"Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper."

"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is."