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

Pride may be allowed to this or that degree, else a man cannot keep up dignity. In gluttony there must be eating, in drunkenness there must be drinking; 'tis not the eating, and 'tis not the drinking that must be blamed, but the excess. So in pride.

I have taken much pains to know everything that is esteemed worth knowing amongst men; but with all my reading, nothing now remains to comfort me at the close of this life but this passage of St. Paul: "It is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners." To this I cleave, and herein do I find rest.

Preaching, in the first sense of the word, ceased as soon as ever the gospel was written.

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

Wit and wisdom differ; wit is upon the sudden turn, wisdom is bringing about ends.

Humility is a virtue all preach, none practice; and yet everybody is content to hear.