The voice of humility is God's music, and the silence of humility is God's rhetoric.

Before thou reprehend another, take heed thou art not culpable in what thou goest about to reprehend. He that cleanses a blot with blotted fingers makes a greater blur.

Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word 'satiety.'

Every man's vanity ought to be his greatest shame; and every man's folly ought to be his greatest secret.

I wish thee as much pleasure in the reading, as I had in the writing.

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it.

My mind's my kingdom.