'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

Wise men say nothing in dangerous times

We measure the excellency of other men by some excellency we conceive to be in ourselves

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

Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good for us.

They that are against superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I wear all colors but black, then I am superstitious in not wearing black.