A bad man is worse when he pretends to be a saint.

Since custom is the principal magistrate of man's life, let men by all means endeavor to obtain good customs.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words.

It is not the lie that passeth through the mind, but the lie that sinketh in and settleth in it, that doth the hurt.

Men leave their riches either to their kindred or their friends, and moderate portions prosper best in both.

There was never miracle wrought by God to convert an atheist, because the light of nature might have led him to confess a God.

Wounds cannot be cured without searching.