I am lord of myself, accountable to none.
Presumption first blinds a man, then sets him a running.
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.
The best of all medicines is resting and fasting
Is there anything men take more pains about than to render themselves unhappy?
Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.