When any of the four pillars of government-religion, justice, counsel, and treasure-are mainly shaken or weakened, men had need to pray for fair weather.

The doctrines of religion are resolved into carefulness; carefulness into vigorousness; vigorousness into guiltlessness; guiltlessness into abstemiousness; abstemiousness into cleanliness; cleanliness into godliness.

Young people are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution than for counsel; and more fit for new projects than for settled business.

No pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage-ground of truth.

As is the garden such is the gardener. A man's nature runs either to herbs or weeds.

The nature of things betrays itself more readily under the vexations of art than in its natural freedom.

People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom.