... [ellipsis in source] it is true that the world was made in six days, but it was by God, to whose power the infirmity of men isnot to be compared.

The true sin against the Holy Ghost is ingratitude.

I do not choose that my grave should be dug while I am still alive.

There is small disproportion betwixt a fool who useth not wit because he hath it not and him that useth it not when it should avail him.

Where minds differ and opinions swerve there is scant a friend in that company.

If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.

A strength to harm is perilous in the hand of an ambitious head.