"The only way to conquer nature is to obey her."

"It is a thing that ever holds, that a man is never so much an atheist as when he is most superstitious."

"It is a thing that ever accompanies great parts, that those that have them are not soon satisfied."

"The mind of man is subject to three diseases; namely, to be too credulous, to be too incredulous, or to be too curious."

"The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, and not when it misses."