Five things are requisite to a good officer — ability, clean hands, despatch, patience, and impartiality.

Wherefore, brethren, let us be careful neither to out-go our guide, nor yet loiter behind him; since he that makes haste, may miss his way, and he that stays behind, lose his guide.

The truest end of life is to know the life that never ends.

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

To have religion upon authority, and not upon conviction, is like a finger-watch, to be set forwards or backwards, as he pleases that has it in keeping.

Rarely promise, but, if lawful, constantly perform.

Men not living to what they know, cannot blame God, that they know no more.