A good tale evil told were better untold, and an evil take well told need none other solicitor.

No living creature is naturally greedy, except from fear of want - or in the case of human beings, from vanity, the notion that you're better than people if you can display more superfluous property than they can.

To love God, which was a thing far excelling all the cunning that is possible for us in this life to obtain.

No more like together than is chalke to coles.

The times are never so bad but that a good man can make shift to live in them.

Most people know nothing about learning; many despise it. Dummies reject as too hard whatever is not dumb.

It's a poor doctor who can't cure one disease without giving you another.