Behold the child, by Nature’s kindly law pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
Slave to no sect, who takes no private road, But looks through Nature up to Nature’s God.
A God without dominion, providence, and final causes, is nothing else but fate and nature.
Nature and nature’s laws lay hid in the night. God said, Let Newton be! and all was light!
The way of the Creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives its true nature and destiny and comes into permanent accord with the Great Harmony: this is what furthers and what perseveres.
Some old men, continually praise the time of their youth. In fact, you would almost think that there were no fools in their days, but unluckily they themselves are left as an example.
Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.