Lord, give me a sense of humor so that I may take some happiness from this life and share it with others.

They set great store by their gardens . . . Their studie and deligence herein commeth not only of pleasure, but also of a certain strife and contention . . . concerning the trimming, husbanding, and furnishing of their gardens; everye man or his owne parte.

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

The servant may not look to be in better case than his master.

Two evils, greed and faction are the destruction of all justice.

Who does more earnestly long for a change than he who is uneasy in his present circumstances? And who run to create confusions with so desperate a boldness as those who have nothing to lose, hope to gain by them?

The heart that has truly loved never forgets.