Nor eye in a letter, nor hand in a purse, nor ear in the secret of another.
Two passions have powerful influence on the affairs of men: the love of power and the love of money.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
Anger and folly walk cheeck by jowl.
Great talkers, little doers.
Rarely use Venery but for Health or Offspring; Never to Dulness, Weakness, or the Injury of your own or another's Peace or Reputation.