"During the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that conditions..." — Thomas Hobbes

The disembodied spirit is immortal; there is nothing of it that can grow old or die. But the embodied spirit sees death on the horizon as soon as its day dawns.

The privilege of absurdity; to which no living creature is subject, but man only.

Understanding is nothing else than conception caused by speech.

Such truth, as opposeth no man's profit, nor pleasure, is to all men welcome.