The most divine light only shineth on those minds which are purged from all worldly dross and human uncleanliness.

Death, which hateth and destroyeth a man, is believed; God, which hath made him and loves him, is always deferred.

All men are evil and will declare themselves to be so when occasion is offered.

Even such isTime, which takes in trust Our youth, our joys, and all we have, And pays us but with age and dust, Who in the dark and silent grave When we have wandered all our ways Shuts up the story of our days, And from which earth, and grave, and dust The Lord shall raise me up, I trust.

Passions are likened best to floods and streams: The shallow murmur, but the deep are dumb.

[It is a basic principle of a tyrant] to unarm his people of weapons, money and all means whereby they resist his power.

What dependence can I have on the alleged events of ancient history, when I find such difficulty in ascertaining the truth regarding a matter that has taken place only a few minutes ago, and almost in my own presence!