He that hath a calling, hath an office of profit and honor.
It seems to me, that if statesmen had a little more arithmetic, or were accustomed to calculation, wars would be much less frequent.
There are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.
The way to be safe is never to be secure.
Carelessness does more harm than a want of knowledge.
I wish it (Christianity) were more productive of good works ... I mean real good works ... not holy day keeping, sermon-hearing ... or making long prayers, filled with flatteries and compliments despised by wise men, and much less capable of pleasing the Deity.