There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.

Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants.

All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which binds us in partnership in the serious work of the world.

The Difficulty lies, in finding out an exact Measure but eat for Necessity, not Pleasure, for Lust knows not where Necessity ends.

Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.

But they have two other Rights; those of sitting when they please, and as long as they please, in which methinks they have the advantage of your Parliament; for they cannot be dissolved by the Breath of a Minister, or sent packing as you were the other day, when it was your earnest desire to have remained longer together.