We are to admit no more causes of natural things than such as are both true and sufficient to explain read more

We are to admit no more causes of natural things than such as are both true and sufficient to explain their appearances.

The South Wind
has for the evening
donned
jasmine scent.

The South Wind
has for the evening
donned
jasmine scent.

But every thyng which schyneth as the gold,
Nis nat gold, as that I have herd it told.

But every thyng which schyneth as the gold,
Nis nat gold, as that I have herd it told.

Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance. - read more

Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance. - The Art of Worldy Wisdom, 1647.

There must be more to life than having everything.

There must be more to life than having everything.

Good clothes open all doors.

Good clothes open all doors.

Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved.

Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved.

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

There is no such thing as a moral dress. It's people who are moral or immoral.

There is no such thing as a moral dress. It's people who are moral or immoral.