The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil. |
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands. |
The noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless men. |
The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. |
The person is a poor judge who by an action can be disgraced more in failing than they can be honored in succeeding. |
The place of justice is a hallowed place |
The pleasure and delight of knowledge and learning, it far surpasseth all other in nature |
The remedy is worse than the disease. |
The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses. |
The speaking in perpetual hyperbole is comely in nothing but love |
The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding. |
The sun, which passeth through pollutions and itself remains as pure as before. |
The Trinitarian believes a virgin to be the mother of a son who is her maker. |
The wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. |
The world 's a bubble, and the life of man less than a span. |