A meal of bread, cheese and beer constitutes the perfect food.

There is an Italian proverb which saith, From my enemy let me defend myself; but from a pretensed friend Lord deliver me

[When opposed by leaders of her Council:] I will make you shorter by the head!

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

I have no desire to make windows into men's souls.

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.

Eyes of youth have sharp sight but commonly not so deep as those of elder age.