The next way home's the farthest way about.

I'll ne'er distrust my God for cloth and bread while lilies flourish and the raven 's fed.

The average person's ear weighs what you are, not what you were.

In the commission of evil, fear no man so much as thyself; another is but one witness against thee, thou art a thousand; another thou mayest avoid, thyself thou canst not. Wickedness is its own punishment.

There be three sorts of government--monarchical, aristocratical, democratical; and they are apt to fall three several ways into ruin--the first, by tyranny; the second, by ambition; the last, by tumults. A commonwealth grounded upon any one of these is not of long continuance; but, wisely mingled, each guards the other and makes that government exact.

He that hath promised pardon on our repentance hat not promised life till we repent.

Knowledge descries; wisdom applies.