A man cannot speak to his son, but as a father; to his wife, but as a husband; to his enemy, but upon terms: whereas a friend may speak, as the case requires, and not as it sorteth with the person.

God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.

Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.

In civil business; what first? boldness; what second and third? boldness: and yet boldness is a child of ignorance and baseness.

God never wrought miracles to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it.

He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.

All artists are vain, they long to be recognized and to leave something to posterity. They want to be loved, and at the same time they want to be free. But nobody is free.