Heaven finds an ear when sinners find a tongue.

Afflictions clarify the soul.

Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune.

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

Mercy turns her back to the unmerciful.

Rather do what is nothing to the purpose than be idle; that the devil may find thee doing. The bird that sits is easily shot, when fliers scape the fowler. Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all the virtues, and the self-made sepulchre of a living man.

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