A politician is the devil's quilted anvil; He fashions all sins on him, and the blows are never heard.
I have long served virtue, And never ta'en wages of her.
When a man's mind rides faster than his horse can gallop they quickly both tire.
All the damnable degrees Of drinking have you staggered through.
How many ills spring from adultery? First the supreme law that is violated, Nobility oft stain'd with bastardy, Inheritance of land falsely possessed, The husband scorn'd, wife sham'd, and babes unbless'd.
See, a good habit makes a child a man, Whereas a bad one makes a man a beast.