“Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.”

“Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained; and the restrainer or reason usurps its place & governs the unwilling.And being restrain'd it by degrees becomes passive till it is only the shadow of desire.”

“Those who control their passions do so because their passions are weak enough to be controlled.”

“When i tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do.”

“He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.”

“The weak in courage is strong in cunning.”

“In a wife I would desire / What in whores is always found / The lineaments of gratified desire.”