"Curiosity is the lust of the mind."

"To this war of every man against every man, this also is consequent; that nothing can be unjust."

"The greatest part of mankind, though they have the use of reason, yet they do not use it to that end."

"The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath, to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life."

"In such condition there is no place for industry, because the fruit thereof is uncertain: and consequently no culture of the earth; no navigation, nor use of the commodities that may be imported by se…"