Robert South

“Innocence is like a polished armor; it adorns and defends.”

“Sorrow is a kind of rust of the soul, which every new idea contributes in its passage to scour away.”

“Speech was given to the ordinary sort of men whereby to communicate their mind; but to wise men, whereby to conceal it.”

“An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.”

“God is the fountain of all goodness, and justice, and truth, and all these in perfection.”

“The paths of virtue are plain and straight, so that the blind, persons of the meanest capacity, shall not err.”

“Conscience is a man's best friend, and if he is not on good terms with his conscience, he is on bad terms with himself.”

“The first and great work of a Christian is to get a good conscience.”

“Extemporary effusion is the Tautology of a Fool showing himself to be a Knave.”

“He who will not be persuaded by reason will be coerced by force.”