The receipts of cookery are swelled to a volume; but a good stomach excels them all.

A man, like a watch, is to be valued for his manner of going.

Dislike what deserves it, but never hate: for that is of the nature of malice; which is almost ever to persons, not things, and is one of the blackest qualities sin begets in the soul.

Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast. Yet it must be confessed that wit given an edge to sense, and recommends it extremely.

We have a call to do good, as often as we have the power and occasion.

But make not more business necessary than is so; and rather lessen than augment work for thyself.

Religion is the fear of God, and its demonstration good works; and faith is the root of both: For without faith we cannot please God; nor can we fear what we do not believe.