A gallant man is above ill words.

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.

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

The happiness of married life depends upon making small sacrifices with readiness and cheerfulness.

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.

Commonly we say a judgment falls upon a man for something in him we cannot abide.

To preach long, loud, and Damnation, is the way to be cried up. We love a man that damns us, and we run after him again to save us.