The Serpent If It Wants To Become

A Man Must Make His Opportunity, As Oft As Find It.

Praise From The Common People Is Generally False, And Rather Follows The Vain Than The Virtuous.

The Serpent If It Wants To Become The Dragon Must Eat Itself.

Lies Are Sufficient To Breed Opinion, And Opinion Brings On Substance.

But The Images Of Men's Wits And Knowledges Remain In Books, Exempted From The Wrong Of Time, And Capable Of Perpetual Renovation.