They who are in the highest places, and have the most power, have the least liberty, because they are the most observed. – John Tillotson
The crafty person is always in danger; and when they think they walk in the dark, all their pretenses are transparent. – John Tillotson
Sincerity is like traveling on a plain, beaten road, which commonly brings a man sooner to his journey’s end than by-ways, in which men often lose themselves. – John Tillotson
The art of using deceit and cunning grow continually weaker and less effective to the user. – John Tillotson
A good word is an easy obligation; but not to speak ill requires only our silence, which costs us nothing. – John Tillotson
To be able to bear provocation is an argument of great reason, and to forgive it of a great mind. – John Tillotson
