The things of this world take up too much of my time, of which indeed I have too little left, to undertake anything like a reformation in religion.

Anger and folly walk cheeck by jowl.

I fear the man who drinks water and so remembers this morning what the rest of us said last night

Truth and sincerity have a certain distinguishing native lustre about them which cannot be perfectly counterfeited; they are like fire and flame, that cannot be painted.

Do you love truth for truth's sake, and will you endeavor impartially to find and receive it yourself, and communicate it to others?

If you want a neat wife, choose her on a Saturday.

Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.