The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall: but in charity there is no excess; neither can angel or man come in danger by it.
Empiricism, scientific method
Essays, Of Goodness, and Goodness of Nature
1625
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"For it is a sure rule, that a man were better to be a suitor to the devil, than to a man whose heart is not open."
Strange & Unusual"If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world."
Humorous"For the mind of man is far more disposed to affirm than to deny."
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