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

He that hath a scrupulous conscience is like a horse that is not well weighed; he starts at every bird that flies out of the hedge.

There is no book on which we can rest in a dying moment but the Bible.

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

Of all the actions of a man's life, his marriage does least concern other people, yet of all the actions of our lives, 'tis the most meddled with by other people.

There was never a merry world since the fairies left off dancing.

Wit and wisdom are born with a man.