...to Invent Is To Discover That We

Antiquities, Or Remnants Of History, Are, As Was Said, Tanquam Tabula Naufragii: When Industrious Persons, By An Exact And Scrupulous Diligence And Observation, Out Of Monuments, Names, Words, Proverbs, Traditions, Private Records And Evidences, Fragments Of Stories, Passages Of Books That Concern Not Story, And The Like, Do Save And Recover Somewhat From The Deluge Of Time.

Base And Crafty Cowards Are Like The Arrow That Flieth In The Dark.

The Man Who Fears No Truths Has Nothing To Fear From Lies.

I Work For Posterity, These Things Requiring Ages For Their Accomplishment.

The Human Understanding Is No Dry Light, But Receives An Infusion From The Will And Affections... What A Man Had Rather Were True He More Readily Believes.