When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative.

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

He that cometh to seek after knowledge, with a mind to scorn, shall be sure to find matter for his humour, but no matter for his instruction.

It is a miserable state of mind to have few things to desire and many things to fear.

Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.

When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative.

Let no one think or maintain that a person can search too far or be too well studied in either the book of God's word or the book of God's works.