Tears are a good alterative, but a poor diet.

The more humble a man is before God the more he will be exalted; the more humble he is before man, the more he will get rode roughshod.

Every man should know something of law; if he knows enough to keep out of it, he is a pretty good lawyer.

Man was created a little lower than the angels and has been getting a little lower ever since.

Satire that is seasonable and just is often more effectual than law or gospel.

We should make virtue our master, not our servant.

It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its growth it should juice up and mellow. God forbid I should live long enough to ferment and rot and fall to the ground in a squash.