As happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems to smile upon me!

Mighty proud I am that I am able to have a spare bed for my friends.

Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody.

I do still see that my nature is not to be quite conquered, but will esteem pleasure above all things, though yet in the middle of it, it has reluctances after my business, which is neglected by my following my pleasure. However musique and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business is.

Now public business takes up so much of my time that I must get time a Sundays or a nights to look after my own matters.

I went home and took my wife and went to my Cosen Tho. Pepys's and found them just sat down to dinner, which was very good; only the venison pasty was palpable beef, which was not handsome.

He that will not stoop for a pin will never be worth a pound.