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

No man is the wiser for his learning

Tis not seasonable to call a man traitor, that has an army at his heels.

Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why He should grant this or that; He knows best wheat is good for us. If your boy should ask you for a suit of clothes and give you reasons, would you endure it? You know his needs better than he; let him ask for a suit of clothes.

When men comfort themselves with philosophy, 'tis not because they have got two or three sentences, but because they have digested those sentences, and made them their own: philosophy is nothing but discretion.

Pride may be allowed to this or that degree, else a man cannot keep up his dignity.

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