"The Idols of the Tribe have their foundation in human nature itself, and in the tribe or race of men. For it is a false assertion that the sense of man is the measure of things. On the contrary, all p…"

"For the mind of man is far more disposed to affirm than to deny."

"The human understanding is unquiet; it cannot stop or rest, and still presses onward, but in vain."

"Old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, old authors to read."

"For a man to be in love with himself is to be a rival to himself."