Birth: April 16, 1661 Death: May 19, 1715
Content is to the mind like moss to a tree; it bindeth it up so as to stop its growth..
He that spareth in everything is an inexcusable niggard. He that spareth in nothing is an inexcusable madman. The mean is to spare in what is least n….
The word "necessary" is miserably applied. It disordereth families, and overturneth government, by being so abused. Remember that children and fools ….