 The vanity of teaching doth oft tempt a man to forget that he is a blockhead. |
| Nothing would more contribute to make a man wise than to have always an enemy in his view. |
| The best Qualification of a Prophet is to have a good Memory. |
| Malice is of a low stature, but it hath very long arms. |
| Most men make little use of their speech than to give evidence against their own understanding. |
| Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is good company along the way. |
| Laws are generally not understood by three sorts of persons, viz, by those who make them, by those who execute them, and by those who suffer if they break them. |
| A princely mind will undo a private family. |
