It put me upon reflecting how little repining there would be among mankind at any condition of life, if people would rather compare their condition with those that were worse, in order to be thankful, than be always comparing them with those which are better, to assist their murmurings and complaining.

I hear much of people's calling out to punish the guilty, but very few are concerned to clear the innocent.

For I cannot think that GOD Almighty ever made them [women] so delicate, so glorious creatures; and furnished them with such charms, so agreeable and so delightful to mankind; with souls capable of the same accomplishments with men: and all, to be only Stewards of our Houses, Cooks, and Slaves.

I saw the Cloud, though I did not foresee the Storm.

Nature has left this tincture in the blood, That all men would be tyrants if they could.

All men would be tyrants if they could.

As covetousness is the root of all evil, so poverty is the worst of all snares.