If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
He that will forget God, will also forget his benefactors.
Words are leaves, the substance consists of deeds, which are the true fruits of a good tree.
Eyes of youth have sharp sight but commonly not so deep as those of elder age.
My seat has been the seat of kings, and I will have no rascal to succeed me.
Of myself I must say this, I never was any greedy, scraping grasper, nor a strait fast-holding prince, nor yet a master; my heart was never set on worldly goods, but only for my subjects' good.