I Think, Therefore Matter Is Capable Of

Passions Unguided Are For The Most Part Mere Madness.

Leisure Is The Mother Of Philosophy; And Commonwealth, The Mother Of Peace And Leisure.

For There Are Very Few So Foolish Who Would Not Rather Govern Themselves Than Be Governed By Others.

War Consisteth Not In Battle Only, Or The Act Of Fighting; But In A Tract Of Time, Wherein The Will To Contend By Battle Is Sufficiently Known.

The Interpretation Of The Laws Of Nature In A Common-wealth, Dependeth Not On The Books Of Moral Philosophy. The Authority Of Writers, Without The Authority Of The Commonwealth, Maketh Not Their Opinions Law, Be They Never So True.