'Tis not the eating, nor 'tis not the drinking that is to be blamed, but the excess.

All things are God's already; we can give him no right, by consecrating any, that he had not before, only we set it apart to his service - just as a gardener brings his master a basket of apricots, and presents them; his lord thanks him, and perhaps gives him something for his pains, and yet the apricots were as much his lord's before as now.

A wise man should never resolve upon anything, at least, never let the world know his resolution, for if he cannot reach that he is ashamed.

Humility is a virtue all preach, none practise, and yet every body is content to hear. The master thinks it good doctrine for his servant, the laity for the clergy, and the clergy for the laity.

Marriage is a desperate thing.

Few men make themselves masters of the things they write or speak.

Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes; they were the easiest for his feet.