"In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is strength, in water there is bacteria."

"The worship of God is a duty; the hearing and reading of sermons may be useful; but if men rest in hearing and praying, as too many do, it is as if a tree should value itself in being watered and putt…"

"He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes books."

"Wish not so much to live long as to live well."

"He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else."