“If God is omnipotent, omniscient and wholly good, whence evil? If God wills to prevent evil but cannot, then He is not omnipotent. If He can prevent evil but does not, then he is not good. In either case he is not God.”

“When one with honeyed words but evil mind Persuades the mob, great woes befall the state.”

“There is no worse evil than a bad woman; and nothing has ever been produced better than a good one.”

“Evil is nourished and grows by concealment.”

“A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.”

“All knowledge degenerates into probability.”

“When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken.”