If honor were profitable, everybody would be honorable.

Instead of inflicting these horrible punishments, it would be far more to the point to provide everyone with some means of livelihood, so that nobody's under the frightful necessity of becoming, first a thief, and then a corpse.

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

Sex and religion are closer to each other than either might prefer.

One man to live in pleasure and wealth, whiles all other weap and smart for it, that is the part not of a king, but of a jailor.

To gold and silver nature hath given no use that we may not well lack.

It is only natural, of course, that each man should think his own opinions best: the crow loves his fledgling, and the ape his cub.