There was never a merry world since the fairies left off dancing.
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.
Abundance consists not alone in material possession, but in an uncovetous spirit.
Wit and wisdom differ; wit is upon the sudden turn, wisdom is bringing about ends.
We look after religion as the butcher did after his knife, when he had it in his mouth.
Preaching, in the first sense of the word, ceased as soon as ever the gospel was written.