It is not the bee's touching on the flowers that gathers the honey, but her abiding for a time upon them, and drawing out the sweet.

He is a very humble man, that thinks not himself better than some others.

There would not be so many open mouths if there were not so many open ears.

And, if I were so low that I accounted myself the worst of all, yet some would account themselves in worse case.

A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was.

God loves to see his creatures happy; our lawful delight is His; they know not God that think to please Him with making themselves miserable. The idolaters thought it a fit service for Baal to cut and lance themselves; never any holy man looked for thanks from the true God by wronging himself.

Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave.