To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

Give me a look, give me a face, That makes simplicity a grace Robes loosely flowing, hair as free Such sweet neglect more taketh me Than all the adulteries of art: They strike mine eyes, but not my heart.

Rich apparel has strange virtues; it makes him that hath it without means esteemed for an excellent wit; he that enjoys it with means puts the world in remembrance of his means.

The pipe marks the point at which the orangutan ends and man begins.

I would rather have a plain down-right wisdom than a foolish and affected eloquence.

Drink today, and drown all sorrow; You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow; Best, while you have it, use your breath; There is no drinking after death.

When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to his posterity.