Don't think so much of your own Cunning, as to forget other Men's; a Cunning Man is overmatched by a cunning Man and a Half.
Common sense without education, is better than education without common sense.
If principle is good for anything, it is worth living up to.
The King's cheese is half wasted in parings: But no matter, 'tis made of the people's milk.
Reading was the only amusement I allowed myself
Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.