A man's conscience and his judgment is the same thing; and as the judgment, so also the conscience, may be erroneous.

Moral philosophy is nothing else but the science of what is good, and evil, in the conversation, and society of mankind. Good, and evil, are names that signify our appetites, and aversions; which in different tempers, customs, and doctrines of men, are different.

But they that hold God to be [an incorporeal substance]do absolutely make God to be nothing at all. But how? Were they atheists? No. For though by ignorance of the consequence they said that which was equivalent to atheism, yet in their hearts they thought God a substanceSo that this atheism by consequence is a very easy thing to be fallen into, even by the most godly men of the church.

Man is distinguished not only by his reason, but also by this singular passion, from all other animals.

The flesh endures the storms of the present alone; the mind, those of the past and future as well as the present. Gluttony is a lust of the mind.

Desire of praise disposeth to laudable actions.

Subjects have no greater liberty in a popular than in a monarchial state. That which deceives them is the equal participation of command.