Man, being the servant and interpreter of Nature, can do and understand so much only as he has observed in fact or in thought of the course of nature: beyond this he neither knows anything nor can do anything.
Empiricism, scientific method
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"There is in human nature generally, more of the fool than of the wise; and therefore those faculties, by which the foolish part of men's minds is taken, are most potent."
Controversial"The mind of man is far from a clear and even mirror, but is rather like an enchanted glass, full of superstitions and impostures."
Shocking"He that hath a wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief."
Strange & Unusual"Certainly, wife and children are a kind of discipline of humanity."
Humorous"Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses."
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