That which the sober man keeps in his breast, the drunken man lets out at the lips. Astute people, when they want to ascertain a man's true character, make him drunk.

We old folks have to find our cushions and pillows in our tankards. Strong beer is the milk of the old.

When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, 'Repent,' he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.

The quest for glory can never be satisfied, it must be extinguished.

I would not have preachers torment their hearers, and detain them with long and tedious preaching.

If the earth is fit for laughter then surely heaven is filled with it. Heaven is the birthplace of laughter.

When God contemplates some great work, He begins it by the hand of some poor, weak, human creature, to whom He afterwards gives aid.