A fool hath no dialogue within himself, the first thought carrieth him without the reply of a second.

Power is so apt to be insolent and Liberty to be saucy, that they are seldom upon good Terms.

In our corrupted state, common weaknesses and defects contribute more towards the reconciling us to one another than all the precepts of the philosophers and divines.

The more arguments you win, the less friends you will have

A person may dwell so long upon a thought that it may take him a prisoner.

The Triumph of Wit is to make your good Nature subdue your Censure; to be quick in seeing Faults, and slow in exposing them. You are to consider, that the invisible thing called a Good Name, is made up of the Breath of Numbers that speak well of you; so that if by a disobliging Word you silence the meanest, the Gale will be less strong which is to bear up your Esteem.

A man that should call everything by its right name would hardly pass the streets without being knocked down as a common enemy.