An Englishman will fairly drink as much As will maintain two families of Dutch.

Justice is always Violence to the Party offending, for every Man is Innocent in his own Eyes.

Not the man in the moon, not the groaning-board, not the speaking of friar Bacon's brazen- head, not the inspiration of mother Shipton, or the miracles of Dr. Faustus, things as certain as death and taxes, can be more firmly believed.

It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions.

I have since often observed, how incongruous and irrational the common temper of mankind is, especially of youth ... that they are not ashamed to sin, and yet are ashamed to repent; not ashamed of the action for which they ought justly to be esteemed fools, but are ashamed of the returning, which only can make them be esteemed wise men.

All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have.

Pride, the first peer and president of Hell.