It is as hard and severe a thing to be a true politician as to be truly moral.

Mysteries are due to secrecy.

Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out.

Men in great place are thrice servants: servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business.

A forbidden writing is thought to be a certain spark of truth, that flies up in the face of them who seek to tread it out.

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid.

Next to religion, let your care be to promote justice.