A bachelor's life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner.

Suspicion amongst thoughts are like bats amongst birds, they never fly by twilight.

I'll follow, as they say, for reward. He that rewards me, God reward him. If I do grow great, I'll grow less; for I'll purge, and leave sack, and live cleanly, as a nobleman should do.

Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly.

When Christ came into the world, peace was sung; and when He went out of the world, peace was bequeathed.

What is truth? said jesting Pilate; and would not stay for an answer.

Velazquez found the perfect balance between the ideal illustration which he was required to produce, and the overwhelming emotion he aroused in the spectator.