Heaven fashioned us of nothing; and we strive to bring ourselves to nothing.
I have long served virtue, And never ta'en wages of her.
Man is most happy, when his own actions are arguments and examples of his virtue.
All the damnable degrees Of drinking have you staggered through.
Oh, yes, thy sins Do run before thee to fetch fire from hell, To light thee thither.
A politician is the devil's quilted anvil; He fashions all sins on him, and the blows are never heard.