Riches are a good hand maiden, but a poor mistress.

Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.

I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a Mind.

A much talking judge is an ill-tuned cymbal.

There is another ground of hope that must not be omitted. Let men but think over their infinite expenditure of understanding, time, and means on matters and pursuits of far less use and value; whereof, if but a small part were directed to sound and solid studies, there is no difficulty that might not be overcome.

The correlative to loving our neighbors as ourselves is hating ourselves as we hate our neighbors.

So that every wand or staff of empire is forsooth curved at top.