The whelp of a wolf must prove a wolf at last, notwithstanding he may be brought up by a man.
None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
The severity of the master is more useful than the indulgence of the father.
Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity.