Pride, ill nature, and want of sense, are the three great sources of ill manners.

Principally I hate and detest that animal called man; although I heartily love John, Peter, Thomas, and so forth.

I won't quarrel with my bread and butter.

No man will take counsel, but every man will take money. Therefore, money is better than counsel.

If it were a rainy day, a drunken vigil, a fit of the spleen, a course of physic, sleepy Sunday, an ill run at dice, a long tailor's bill, a beggar's purse, a factious head, a hot sun, costive diet, want of books, and a just contempt for learning - but for these. . .the number of authors and of writing would dwindle away to a degree most woeful to behold.

Ay, do despise me, I'm the prouder for it; I like to be despised.

Reasoning will never make a man correct an ill opinion, which by reasoning he never acquired