Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good for us.
John SeldenThe clergy would have us believe them against our own reason, as the woman would have her husband against his own eyes.
John SeldenTalk 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.
John Selden