The clergy would have us believe them against our own reason, as the woman would have her husband against his own eyes.

Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good for us.

Abundance consists not alone in material possession, but in an uncovetous spirit.

Old friends are best.

We see the judges look like lions, but we do not see who moves them.

The Hall was the place where the great lord used to eat . . . He ate not in private, except in time of sickness . . . Nay, the king himself used to eat in the Hall, and his lords sat with him, and he understood men.

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.