Blueness doth express trueness.

I remember, the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never plotted out a line. My answer hath been, would he had blotted a thousand.

No man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.

It holds for good polity ever, to have that outwardly in vilest estimation, which inwardly is most dear to us.

Nor use too swelling, or ill-sounded words . . . .

Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.

Poets are far rarer birds than kings.