Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take... - Francis Bacon

"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."

"The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil."

"If in other sciences we should arrive at certainty without doubt and truth without error, it behooves us to place the foundations of knowledge in mathematics."

"Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly."

"Wonder is the seed of knowledge"