No science is speedily learned by the noblest genius without tuition.

Study detains the mind by the perpetual occurrence of something new, which may gratefully strike the imagination.

The stars, that in their courses roll, Have much instruction given; But Thy good Word informs my soul How I may climb to Heaven.

Tis the voice of the sluggard I heard him complain,You have wak'd me too soon, I must slumber again.

Affect not little shifts and subterfuges to avoid the force of an argument.

Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.

Do not expect to arrive at certainty in every subject which you pursue. There are a hundred things wherein we mortals. . . must be content with probability, where our best light and reasoning will reach no farther.