Abstinence is the great strengthener and clearer of reason.
Let a man be but in earnest in praying against a temptation as the tempter is in pressing it, and he needs not proceed by a surer measure.
Most of the appearance of mirth in the world is not mirth, it is art. The wounded spirit is not seen, but walks under a disguise.
Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.
Folly enlarges men's desires while it lessens their capacities.
Similes prove nothing, but yet greatly lighten and relieve the tedium of argument.