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Every medicine is an inno∣vation.
He that will not apply new remedies, must expect new di∣seases.
Time is the greatest innova∣tor; why then may we not imi∣tate time.
Ancient presidents are in∣conformable, recent, corrupt, and degenerate.
Let simple and contentious persons, square their actions, according to examples.
As those that first bring ho∣nour into their Family, are commonly more worthy than most that succeed. So the Inno∣vation of things for the most part excells those things which are done out of Imitation.
A froward retention of Cu∣stomes, is as turbulent a thing as Innovation.
Seeing that things of their own course alter to the worse, if they be not by counsill altered to the better, what shall be the end of Evill.
The servants of custome, are the scorne of Time.
New Births are deformed things.
No author is accepted, untill time haue authoriz'd him.
All novelty is with injury, for it defaceth the present state of things.
Those things which custome hath confirmed, if they be not profitable, yet they are confor∣mable and piece well togither.
What Novator followes the example of time, which insinu∣ates innovations so quietly, as is scarce perceptible to sence.
Whatsoever comes unlooked for, is the lesse acceptable to him whom it helps; and the more troublesome to him whom it hurts.