I will govern according to the common weal, but not according to the common will.

The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth: for kings are not only God's Lieutenants upon earth, and sit upon God's throne, but even by God himself they are called Gods.

I can make a lord, but only God can make a gentleman.

When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make up his mind to be a little thrashed himself.

To make women learned and foxes tame has the same effect - to make them more cunning.

If I were not a king, I would be a university man; and if it were so that I must be a prisoner, if I might have my wish, I would desire to have no other prison than that library [the Bodleian].

Were I not a king, I would be a university man.

On tobacco: A branch of the sin of drunkenness, which is the root of all sins.

Herein is not only a great vanity, but a great contempt of God's good gifts, that the sweetness of man's breath, being a good gift of God, should be willfully corrupted by this stinking smoke.

It is atheism and blasphemy to dispute what God can do: good Christians content themselves with His will revealed in His Word.

It is one of God's blessings that we cannot foreknow the hour of our death; for a time fixed, even beyond the possibility of living, would trouble us more than doth this uncertainty.

We live in a system that espouses merit, equality, and a level playing field, but exalts those with wealth, power, and celebrity, however gained.

Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen - that stillness becomes a radiance.

I've been so lucky to have my mum and dad because they've worked to give my brother and I everything. We're not spoilt children.

To bear other people's afflictions, everyone has courage and enough to spare.

He has made me glad and no one can make me sad. He makes me shout and no one can make me doubt.

And it is so simple... The one thing is - love thy neighbor as thyself - that is the one thing. That is all, nothing else is needed. You will instantly find how to live.

The most important thing in the face is the eyes, and if you can make the eyes talk, you're halfway there.

I've been surrounded by dogs my whole life. I got a golden retriever a year after I was born.

They ought to put out the eyes of painters as they do goldfinches in order that they can sing better.

A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.