There is not one grain in the universe, either too much or too little, nothing to be added, nothing to be spared; nor so much as any one particle of it, that mankind may not be either the better or the worse for, according as it is applied.

There are braying men in the world, as well as braying asses; for what is loud and senseless talking any other than away of braying?

A plodding diligence brings us sooner to our journey's end than a fluttering way of advancing by starts.

Men indulge those opinions and practices that favor their pretensions.

Tutors should behave reverently before their pupils.

Riches are gotten with pain, kept with care, and lost with grief. The cares of riches lie heavier upon a good man than the inconveniences of an honest poverty.

What signifies the sound of words in prayer without the affection of the heart, and a sedulous application of the proper means that may naturally lead us to such an end?