Between a man and his wife nothing ought to rule but love. Authority is for children and servants, yet not without sweetness.

Friendship is the next pleasure we may hope for: and where we find it not at home, or have no home to find it in, we may seek it abroad. It is an union of spirits, a marriage of hearts, and the bond thereof virtue.

'Tis no sin to be tempted, but to be overcome.

Let the people think they govern and they will be governed.

I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do ... let me do it now.

Religion is nothing else but love of God and man.

Not to be provok'd is best: But if mov'd, never correct till the fume is spent; for every stroke our fury strikes, is sure to hit our selves at last.