Whosoever in writing a modern history shall follow the truth too near the heels it may haply strike out his teeth.

Because all men are apt to flatter themselves, to entertain the addition of other men's praises is most perilous.

Our immortal souls, while righteous, are by God himself beautified with the title of his own image and similitude.

In a word, we may gather out of History a policy no less wise than I eternal; by the comparison and application of other mens fore-passed miseries with our own like errours and ill-deservings.

An anthology is like all the plums and orange peel picked out of a cake.

Covetous ambition, thinking all too little which presently it hath, supposeth itself to stand in need of that which it hath not.

Bad language or abuse, I never, never use, Whatever the emergency; Though 'Bother it' I may Occasionally say, I never use a big, big D : What, never? : No, never! : What never? : Well, hardly ever! : Hardly ever swears a big, big D Then give three cheers, and one cheer more, For the well-bred Captain of the Pinafore!