I remember it was with extreme difficulty that I could bring my master to understand the meaning of the word opinion, or how a point could be disputable; because reason taught us to affirm or deny only where we are certain; and beyond our knowledge we cannot do either.
Fools are apt to imitate only the defects of their betters.
Faith, that's as well said as if I had said it myself.
I row after health like a waterman.
Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.
In church your grandsire cut his throat; to do the job too long he tarried: he should have had my hearty vote to cut his throat before he married.