For we put the power in the people.

We are apt to love praise, but not deserve it. But if we would deserve it, we must love virtue more than that.

Religion is nothing else but love of God and man.

We are too careless of posterity; not considering that as they are, so the next generation will be.

A Garden, an Elaboratory, a Work - house, Improvements and Breeding, are pleasant and Profitable Diversions to the Idle and Ingenious: For here they miss Ill Company, and converse with Nature and Art; whose Variety are equally grateful and instructing; and preserve a good Constitution of Body and Mind.

A private Life is to be preferrd; the Honour and Gain of publick Posts, bearing no proportion with the Comfort of it.

The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.