It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else and still unknown to himself.
Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark； and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales， so is the other.
Truth is so hard to tell， it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.
The human understanding， when it has once adopted an opinion， draws all things else to support and agree with it.
Read not to contradict and confute； nor to believe and take for granted； nor to find talk and discourse； but to weigh and consider.
If a man will begin with certainties， he shall end in doubts； but if he will be content to begin with doubts， he shall end in certainties.
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
Nature， to be commanded， must be obeyed.
知识和人类力量是同义词。
艺术家的任务始终是加深神秘感。
沉默是愚人的美德。
选择最有用的生活方式，习惯会使其变得最令人愉悦。
我认为每个人都对自己的职业负有债务，正如人们当然寻求得到赞誉和利润一样，同样地，他们应该通过努力为自己的职业带来帮助和装点，以履行职责。
有些书应该只是尝试一下，有些应该被吸收，而有极少数书应该被咀嚼和消化。
一切迷信的根源在于人们只关注事情成功的时候，而不关注失败，他们只记住成功，而忽视失败。
一个人生前被所有人熟知，但对自己仍然不了解，这是一个悲哀的命运。
人们害怕死亡，就像孩子害怕黑暗一样；而且，正如孩子对黑暗的自然恐惧会受到各种故事的加剧一样，人们对死亡的恐惧也是如此。
真相往往难以表述，有时需要虚构来使其看似可信。
人类的理解一旦采纳了一个观点，就会倾向于将其他事物引向支持和一致。