Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart.
Allegories, when well chosen, are like so many tracks of light in a discourse, that make everything about them clear and beautiful.
Their is no defense against criticism except obscurity.
A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
Nothing that isn't a real crime makes a man appear so contemptible and little in the eyes of the world as inconsistency.
I shall endeavour to enliven Morality with Wit, and to temper Wit with Morality, that my Readers may, if possible, both Ways findtheir Account in the Speculation of the Day.