The images of mens wits and knowledge remain in books. They generate still, and cast their seeds in the minds of others, provoking and causing infinite actions and opinions in succeeding ages

For friends... do but look upon good Books: they are true friends, that will neither flatter nor dissemble.

But I account the use that a man should seek of the publishing of his own writings before his death, to be but an untimely anticipation of that which is proper to follow a man, and not to go along with him.

Then bless thy secret growth, nor catch At noise, but thrive unseen and dumb; Keep clean, be as fruit, earn life, and watch, Till the white-wing'd reapers come.

Let no one think or maintain that a person can search too far or be too well studied in either the book of God's word or the book of God's works.

A man were better relate himself to a statue or picture than to suffer his thoughts to pass in smother.

Riches are a good hand maiden, but a poor mistress.