A principal fruit of friendship, is the ease and discharge of the fullness and swellings of the heart, which passions of all kinds do cause and induce.

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

Ipsa scientia potestas est. (Knowledge itself is power.)

It was well said that envy keeps no holidays.

Half of science is putting forth the right questions.

Rather to excite your judgment briefly than to inform it tediously.

Judges ought to be more learned, than witty, more reverend, than plausible, and more advised, than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.