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

Praise is the reflection of virtue.

If a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again.

I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke of death.

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.

Some paint comes across directly onto the nervous system and other paint tells you the story in a long diatribe through the brain.

The Scripture saith, The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God; it is not said, The fool hath thought in his heart; so as he rather saith it, by rote to himself, as that he would have, than that he can thoroughly believe it, or be persuaded of it....It appeareth in nothing more, that atheism is rather in the lip, than in the heart of man.