The worst solitude is to have no real friendships.

The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.

The cause and root of nearly all evils in the sciences is this-that while we falsely admire and extol the powers of the human mind we neglect to seek for its true helps.

Do not wonder if the common people speak more truly than those above them: they speak more safely.

Riches are for spending, and spending for honor and good actions; therefore extraordinary expense must be limited by the worth of the occasion.

The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding.

Parents who wish to train up their children in the way they should go must go in the way in which they would have their children go.