21 Quotes by William Drummond

Books have that strange quality, that being of the frailest and tenderest matter, they outlast brass, iron and marble.

He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; he that dares not reason is a slave.

He who will not reason, is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave.

Put a bridle on thy tongue; set a guard before thy lips, lest the words of thine own mouth destroy thy peace... on much speaking cometh repentance, but in silence is safety.

He who dares not (reason), is a slave.

As we had no part of our will on our entrance into this life, we should not presume to any on our leaving it, but soberly learn to will which He wills.

I study myself more than any other subject; it is my metaphysic, and my physic.

Study what thou art Whereof thou art a part What thou knowest of this art This is really what thou art. All that is without thee also is within.

Of this fair volume which we world do name / If we the sheets and leaves could turn with care.