One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

There is a scarcity of friendship, but not of friends.

A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery.

Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune.

I perceived how that it was impossible to establish the lay people in any truth except the Scripture were plainly laid before their eyes in their mother tongue.

He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil.

Men are more prone to revenge injuries than to requite kindness.

Better break your word than do worse in keeping it.

Christianity will only make a contribution to the future of Europe if it can prove that people like Sam Harris are wrong and that we can make peace.

Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.

A man is not good or bad for one action.

Poor men’s reasons are not heard.

Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks.

Light, God’s eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.

Nothing is easy to the unwilling.

My overcoat is worn out; my shirts also are worn out. And I ask to be allowed to have a lamp in the evening; it is indeed wearisome sitting alone in the dark.

Scalded cats fear even cold water.

We ought to see far enough into a hypocrite to see even his sincerity.

Care and diligence bring luck.

The history of Israel and Judaism is the unfolding of the meaning of this story. It’s retelling is never finished and will not be until the Kingdom.