That which a man spits against heaven, shall fall back on his own face.

Self-righteousness is the devil's masterpiece to make us think well of ourselves.

Both in thy private sessions, and the universal assizes, thou shalt be sure of the same Judge, the same jury, the same witnesses, the same verdict. How certain thou art to die, thou knowest; how soon to die, thou knowest not. Measure not thy life with the longest; that were to piece it out with flattery. Thou canst name no living man, not the sickest, which thou art sure shall die before thee.

Beauty is like an almanack: if it lasts a year it is well.

If thou wilt fly from God, the devil will lend thee both spurs and a horse.

The devil makes his Christmas-pie of lawyers' tongues and clerks' fingers.

Passion costs me too much to bestow it on every trifle.