The fangs of a bear, and the tusks of a wild boar, do not bite worse and make deeper gashes than a goose-quill sometimes; no, not even the badger himself, who is said to be so tenacious of his bite that he will not give over his hold till he feels his teeth meet and the bones crack.

All we can do is be better prepared today than yesterday and better prepared tomorrow than today.

We are saved from nothing if we are not saved from sin.

Good wine makes good blood, good blood causeth good humors, good humors cause good thoughts, good thoughts bring forth good works, good works carry a man to heaven, ergo, good wine carrieth a man to heaven.

God comes at last when we think he is farthest off.

Man's best candle is his understanding.

Feed sparingly and defy the physician.