When nature gave us tears, She gave us leave to weep.

Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy.

But the most dangerous Hypocrite in a Common-Wealth, is one who leaves the Gospel for the sake of the Law: A Man compounded of Law and Gospel, is able to cheat a whole Country with his Religion, and then destroy them under Colour of Law: And here the Clergy are in great Danger of being deceiv'd, and the People of being deceiv'd by the Clergy, until the Monster arrives to such Power and Wealth, that he is out of the reach of both, and can oppress the People without their own blind Assistance.

Eat what you like, but dress for other people.

A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave.

It is therefore wish'd that all commerce were as free between all the nations of the world as it is between the several counties of England.

To the haranguers of the populace among the ancients, succeed among the moderns your writers of political pamphlets and news-papers, and your coffee-house talkers.