Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul.
Of all things known to mortals, wine is the most powerful and effectual for exciting and inflaming the passions of mankind, being common fuel to them all.
To say that a man lieth, is as much to say, as that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards men.
The lame man who keeps the right road outstrips the runner who takes the wrong one.
A much talking judge is an ill-tuned cymbal.
Envy is ever joined with the comparing of a man's self; and where there is no comparison, no envy.