He Warns The Heads Of Parties Against

Mathematical Knowledge Adds A Manly Vigour To The Mind, Frees It From Prejudice, Credulity, And Superstition.

Truth Is The Same Thing To The Understanding, As Music To The Ear, And Beauty To The Eye.

Law Is A Bottomless-pit, It Is A Cormorant, A Harpy, That Devours Every Thing.

It Is Surprising To See What Superficial, Inconsequential Reasonings Satisfy The Most Part Of Mankind. A Piece Of Wit, A Jest, A Simile, Or A Quotation Of An Author, Passes For A Mighty Argument.... This Weakness And Effeminacy Of Mankind In Being Persuaded Where They Are Delighted, Have Made Them The Sport Of Orators, Poets, And Men Of Wit.

Mathematical Studies May Serve For A Pleasant Entertainment For Those Hours Which Young Men Are Apt To Throw Away Upon Their Vices.