Unjust Force Can Never Give Any Just

To Bliss Unknown By Lofty Soul Aspires, My Lot Unequal To My Vast Desires.

What I Have Said May Serve To Recommend Mathematics For Acquiring A Vigorous Constitution Of Mind; For Which Purpose They Are As Useful As Exercise Is For Procuring Health And Strength To The Body.

Unjust Force Can Never Give Any Just Dominion.

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

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.