What worries you, masters you.

He that will make good use of any part of his life must allow a large part of it to recreation.

Let not men think there is no truth, but in the sciences that they study, or the books that they read.

In the discharge of thy place set before thee the best examples; for imitation is a globe of precepts.

Where danger shews it self, apprehension cannot, without stupidity, be wanting; where danger is, sense of danger should be; and so much fear as should keep us awake, and excite our attention, industry, and vigour; but not to disturb the calm use of our reason, nor hinder the execution of what that dictates.

As the magistrate has no power to impose by his laws the use of any rites and ceremonies in any church, so neither has he any power to forbid the use of such rites and ceremonies as are already received, approved, and practised by any church; because if he did so, he would destroy the church itself; the end of whose institution is only to worship God with freedom, after its own manner.

What humanity abhors, custom reconciles and recommends to us.