"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…"

"One today is worth two tomorrows."

"Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards."

"A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle."

"The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart."