Fine Wits Destroy Themselves With

A Glorious Church Is Like A Magnificent Feast; There Is All The Variety That May Be, But Every One Chooses Out A Dish Or Two That He Likes, And Lets The Rest Alone: How Glorious Soever The Church Is, Every One Chooses Out Of It His Own Religion, By Which He Governs Himself, And Lets The Rest Alone.

Pride May Be Allowed To This Or That Degree, Else A Man Cannot Keep Up Dignity. In Gluttony There Must Be Eating, In Drunkenness There Must Be Drinking; 'tis Not The Eating, And 'tis Not The Drinking That Must Be Blamed, But The Excess. So In Pride.

In Quoting Of Books, Quote Such Authors As Are Usually Read; Others You May Read For Your Own Satisfaction, But Not Name Them.

Talk What You Will Of The Jews,--that They Are Cursed: They Thrive Wherever They Come; They Are Able To Oblige The Prince Of Their Country By Lending Him Money; None Of Them Beg; They Keep Together; And As For Their Being Hated, Why, Christians Hate One Another As Much.

To Preach Long, Loud, And Damnation, Is The Way To Be Cried Up. We Love A Man That Damns Us, And We Run After Him Again To Save Us.