Kings were wont to honour philosophers, but if I had such I would honour them as angels that should have such piety in them that they would not seek where they are the second to be the first, and where the third to be the second and so forth.

All my possessions for a moment of time.

Let tyrants fear, I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my subjects.

There is no marvel in a woman learning to speak, but there would be in teaching her to hold her tongue

I have seen many a man turn his gold into smoke, but you are the first who has turned smoke into gold.

If we still advise we shall never do.

I thank God I am endued with such qualities that if I were turned out of the Realm in my petticoat I were able to live in any place in Christendom.