Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom

Nothing does reason more right, than the coolness of those that offer it: For Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders, than from the arguments of its opposers

Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many senseless scholars in the world.

Passion is the mob of the man, that commits a riot upon his reason

He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is sure of both in the end

Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children

Rarely promise, but, if lawful, constantly perform

Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment is the treasurer of the one who is wise

Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for it.

Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man