Talk what you will of the Jews,--that they are cursed: they thrive wherever they come; they are able to oblige the prince of their country by lending him money; none of them beg; they keep together; and as for their being hated, why, Christians hate one another as much.

Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.

The world cannot be governed without juggling.

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

Pleasures are all alike simply considered in themselves: he that hunts, or he that governs the commonwealth, they both please themselves alike, only we commend that, whereby we ourselves receive some benefit.

They that are against Superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I will wear all colours but black, then am I superstitious in not wearing black.

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