Sorrow was made for man, not for beasts; yet if men encourage melancholy too much, they become no better than beasts.

Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our deeds.

Where envy reigns virtue can't exist, and generosity doesn't go with meanness.

Now blessings light on him that first invented this same sleep. It covers a man all over, thoughts and all, like a cloak.

I drink when I have occasion, and sometimes when I have no occasion.

Do but take care to express yourself in a plain, easy Manner, in well-chosen, significant and decent Terms, and to give a harmonious and pleasing Turn to your Periods: study to explain your Thoughts, and set them in the truest Light, labouring as much as possible, not to leave them dark nor intricate, but clear and intelligible.

He preaches well that lives well