'Tis a fine thing for children to learn to make verse; but when they come to be men, they must speak like other men, or else they will be laughed at |
'Tis not seasonable to call a man a traitor that has an army at his heels |
'Tis not the eating, nor 'tis not the drinking that is to be blamed, but the excess |
'Tis not the eating, nor 'tis not the drinking that is to be blamed, but the excess |
A glorious Church is like a magnificent feast; there is all the variety that may be, but every one chooses out a dish or two that he likes, and lets the rest alone. |
A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness sake. Just as in a family one man is appointed to buy the meat. |
A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness sake. Just as in a family one man is appointed to buy the meat. |
Casting out devils is mere juggling; they never cast out any but what they first cast in |
He that has not religion to govern his morality, is not a dram better than my mastiff-dog; so long as you stroke him, and please him, and do not pinch him, he will play with you as finely as may be, he is a very good moral mastiff; but if you hurt him, he will fly in your face, and tear out your throat. |
Humanity is a Virtue all preach, none practice, and yet every body is content to hear |
Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another |
Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to confute him |
In my intellect, I may divide (faith and works), just as in the candle I know there is both light and heat; yet put out the candle, and both are gone |
In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them. |
It's not the drinking to be blamed, but the excess. |