"And albeit, Master Rich, that I have in my time, as I think, as great a mind as any man, to please the King, yet I never thought, nor never will think, but that my soul is more to me than my body."

"They detest war as a very brutal thing, and which, to the reproach of human nature, is more practiced by beasts than by men."

"I am not afraid of the King's displeasure, if I may keep my conscience clear."

"They wonder much to hear that in this island, and in all the countries that are about it, there are so many who love to be idle, and yet live with luxury and splendor."

"No man can live but by bread, and I will not take bread from the mouth of my wife and children."